Tag: Wealth tax
These five charts show how German wealth is distributed
Real estate in Dusseldorf In 2021, around 93 percent of the wealthiest households owned real estate. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The assets of German private households have increased significantly in recent…
These five charts show how German wealth is distributed
Real estate in Dusseldorf In 2021, around 93 percent of the wealthiest households owned real estate. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The assets of German private households have increased significantly in recent…
Companies in Germany pay a particularly large amount to the state
car factory in Zwickau According to an IW study, companies in Germany have paid more taxes than anywhere else in recent years. (Photo: IMAGO/Kirchner Media) Berlin Corporate tax revenue in…
Money does make you happy
Does money make you happy? According to a new study, the feeling of happiness increases and increases up to an annual income of around 460,000 euros. (Photo: dpa) Science has…
Monika Schnitzer and Michael Hüther: Do higher taxes make sense?
However, Habeck brought up an alternative in his letter: higher income, and therefore also higher taxes. Would it be worth it? Two leading economists disagree. Monika Schnitzer, Chairwoman of the…
What the new tax plans mean – and who should pay
Berlin It is a proposal that has fueled a debate in the traffic light coalition that has been going on for months: In their annual report, the five economic experts…
Christian Lindner’s wedding: A typical German envy debate
Christian Lindner (FDP) and his wife Franca Lehfeldt on Sylt In Germany, every political dispute about the distribution of wealth follows the same pattern. (Photo: dpa) If one could operate…
Giffey demands that the federal government assume all of the integration costs
Franziska Giffey Berlin’s governing mayor is demanding more support from the federal government for refugee costs. (Photo: Handelsblatt) Berlin With a view to taking in the war refugees from Ukraine,…
SPD-Left demand tax increases for top earners
Berlin In order to be able to cope with the financial burdens resulting from the Ukraine war, leading politicians in the SPD-Left are calling for the debt brake to be…
Baden-Württemberg’s finance minister: Interview with Danyal Bayaz
Berlin Baden-Württemberg’s finance minister Danyal Bayaz (Greens) has called on the federal traffic light coalition to adopt a more courageous tax policy. “Unfortunately, the stalemate of the past few years…
Economists want 20,000 euros for everyone
Berlin For the 18th birthday, the state has 20,000 euros at hand for everyone: What sounds like a land of milk and honey fantasy is a well-founded proposal from the…
Economists want 20,000 euros for everyone
Berlin For the 18th birthday, the state has 20,000 euros at hand for everyone: What sounds like a land of milk and honey fantasy is a well-founded proposal from the…
Why a tax donation from millionaires wouldn’t work
Düsseldorf’s luxury mile Königsallee Donate money to the tax authorities? The vast majority of German millionaires lack the motivation for this. (Photo: imago images / Michael Gstettenbauer) Berlin Wealthy people…
How a tax reform would still be possible
Olaf Scholz (SPD), Christian Dürr and Christian Lindner (from right, both FPD) in the Bundestag A reform of income tax through the traffic light seems off the table, but a…
How a tax reform would still be possible
Olaf Scholz (SPD), Christian Dürr and Christian Lindner (from right, both FPD) in the Bundestag A reform of income tax through the traffic light seems off the table, but a…
Inheritance tax is not a substitute for wealth tax
Inheritance tax return New redistribution mechanisms will be an issue in the tax policy of the future federal government. (Photo: dpa) Government formation will also be about tax policy and…
These are the tax models of the richest families in Germany
Luxembourg financial center The European mini-state is generally regarded as a tax haven. (Photo: picture alliance / Bildagentur-o) Frankfurt, Düsseldorf The Foundation of Family Businesses represents business families and their…