Neuer Podcast: Made in Berlin: Ist Erben in Deutschland ungerecht geregelt?

In Germany, there is an ongoing debate about whether the inheritance tax is unfairly regulated, with the Bundesverfassungsgericht in Karlsruhe examining the constitutionality of exemptions for operating wealth. A man sued because he felt disadvantaged compared to individuals inheriting corporate wealth. The debate over inheritance tax reform has been ongoing in Berlin for months.

The Handelsblatt's Berlin journalists, Martin Greive and Josefine Fokuhl, discuss in the first episode of their new podcast "Made in Berlin – Wirtschaftspolitik und was sie für euch bedeutet" why this dispute raises a fundamental issue of justice. The podcast is available for listening: The Handelsblatt journalists analyze the proposed reforms by the SPD and economists, and reveal how the Union is positioning itself.

They explain that "no other tax generates so little revenue but is also the most contested." In Berlin, rarely do multiple topics dominate the agenda simultaneously. Thus, the story also encompasses SPD Co-Chair Bärbel Bas' surprising resignation from her positions as SPD Co-Chair and Labor Minister, as well as the question of what the future holds for the SPD.

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