[HIGHLIGHTS] Traffic light is planning a tax revolution: two tax classes are to be abolished

Traffic light is planning a tax revolution: two tax classes are to be abolished. It is still unclear when exactly the law might be available.

The problem of mothers in particular working less or not at all for financial reasons was highlighted as a central challenge in the 2024 economic report. The introduction of up to two weeks of paid special leave for the second parent after the birth of the child, agreed in the 2021 coalition agreement, is also intended to support ‘the regeneration of mothers’