Made in Berlin: Müssen wir bald mehr statt weniger Steuern zahlen?
Die Bundesregierung verspricht Entlastungen, gleichzeitig kommen immer neue Steuern dazu. Andere sollen sogar erhöht werden. Was bleibt am Ende vom Steuerversprechen übrig?
The German government has promised to lower taxes for many people, especially those with smaller and medium incomes. However, experts worry that little may be left over in the end. Handelsblatt city journalists Martin Greive and Josefine Fokuhl discuss this issue in this episode of Made in Berlin. They argue that the income tax reform is a "misleading package": "Those who look closer quickly notice: All the reliefs fall like a house of cards," says Martin Greive in the podcast.
The hosts also discuss the planned taxes on crypto, plastic, and sugar, as well as higher taxes on tobacco and alcohol. Additionally, there is a concerning procedural error that temporarily seemed to advance the tobacco tax increase, which is not the only tax mistake in recent months. Finally, Martin and Josefine calculate how much of the tax reform actually reaches you and why the lack of adjustment to the cold progression lets the relief shrink further.
Moderated by Josefine Fokuhl and Martin Greive. Additional audio material about Phoenix, Welt TV, and YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTggD1vShoA. An exclusive subscription offer for all listeners of Made in Berlin is available at https://www.handelsblatt.com/wirtschaftsabo. If you have any comments, questions, criticism, or praise about this episode, please email us at madeinberlin@handelsblatt.com. For more information about ad placements, please see the related text.
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