Corona bonus, child allowance, minimum wage: That will change this year when it comes to money
Created: 2022-01-17Updated: 2022-01-17 05:10
A new year, a new government - and many new regulations.
What will become more expensive, what will become cheaper and what will change completely?
The year 2022 will see many changes for citizens.
Some innovations are also noticeable in the wallet.
Here is a snippet:
Corona bonus of up to 1,500 euros until the end of March
Until
March 31,
employees can claim a
Corona bonus of up to 1,500 euros*
received from their employer – tax-free.
One of the requirements is that the money is used to alleviate the additional burden caused by the Corona crisis and is paid in addition to wages.
Increase in child allowance
The
child
supplement, a benefit in addition to child benefit for low-income families, will be increased slightly.
It increases by 4 euros from 205 euros to up to 209 euros per month per child.
Also read:
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The minimum wage is to be increased to 12 euros per hour
The statutory minimum wage is currently €9.60 per hour.
In the new year it will rise twice: in January 2022 it is to be raised to 9.82 euros and on July 1, 2022 to 10.45 euros.
How should things continue in the future?
SPD, Greens and FDP want to increase the
minimum wage to 12 euros per hour
.
After the one-off adjustment, the independent minimum wage commission should decide on any further increases, as stated in the coalition agreement.
A woman takes a bill from a wallet.
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Cancellation button for contract on the Internet
Anyone who concludes a
contract on the Internet
will be able to terminate it more easily in the future.
As of July 1st, so-called continuing obligations will be subject to the
obligation to have a cancellation button
, which consumers can use to get rid of their contracts without a lot of searching and writing letters.
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warranty law
Anyone who buys a product that later turns out to be defective may have better cards from 2022.
This is made possible by the
extension of warranty rights
: the legal presumption that a
defect was already
present at the time of purchase is extended from six months to one year.
Deutsche Post plans to increase postage on January 1st
In view of rising wages and costs, Deutsche Post planned higher postage rates
as of January 1st
.
A standard letter will cost 85 cents instead of the previous 80 cents, and a postcard will cost 70 cents instead of 60 cents.
Deposit obligation is extended
On January 1st, the
compulsory deposit for drinks
in plastic bottles was extended.
While fruit and vegetable juices were previously exempt from the one-way deposit of 25 cents, this will also apply to them in future.
Beverage cans are also without exception subject to a deposit.
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So much CO2 tax is due in 2022
The CO₂ tax
will increase
in 2022
to make climate protection more attractive.
Instead of 25 cents per tonne of emitted carbon dioxide, 30 cents are then due.
Among other things, this has an impact on fuel prices - but not as much as at the beginning of 2021. According to calculations by the ADAC, the CO₂ price should mean that
petrol
and
diesel
are now about one and a half cents more expensive.
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Possible change for plug-in hybrids
Buyers of certain cars that have both a combustion engine and an electric motor and are charged via a power cable (
plug-in hybrids
) could no longer benefit from state subsidies from 2022.
Because the prescribed electric range increases from 40 to 60 kilometers.
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