When it comes to spouse splitting, the programs of the Union and the SPD diverge significantly.
This creates a controversial issue with a view to the federal election.
Berlin - In the final sprint before the upcoming federal election in 2021, the governing parties Union and SPD are loudly discussing the future of spouse splitting.
The tax issue is developing into a major controversial issue, in which the coalition partners try to differentiate themselves from the other with a view to the election, also through public statements.
Federal election 2021: Union and SPD disagree - splitting of spouses becomes a controversial issue
While the Union is sticking to the spouse splitting in its election program and is also working on other approaches so that children can also be taken into account positively, the SPD is keeping its distance.
In the Social Democrats' program, it was stated that spouse splitting in 2021 could no longer reflect social reality and that reform would therefore be necessary.
Because the beneficiaries of spouse splitting are - according to the SPD - above all high-income single-earner couples regardless of the number of children.
"We will change the splitting of spouses for newly concluded marriages", it says in the election manifesto of the SPD.
Households with children should be better off through the basic child benefit.
For normal earners without children, there should be no loss, so the election promise of the Social Democrats.
Bundestag election: Walter-Borjans defends himself against "known scam of the conservatives"
CDU General Secretary Paul Ziemiak accused the SPD of the proposed amendment of “debit and tax orgies”.
Shortly thereafter, SPD leader Norbert Walter-Borjans countered the CDU politician to
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"This is the well-known trick of the conservatives: to scare the vast majority of the winners of a reform of spouse splitting so that the sole earner household gets something on top of 300,000 euros a year", so the accusation of the 68-year-old.
SPD wants to revise spouse splitting - Dobrindt: "Attack on the middle of society"
CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt, however, joined Ziemiak's allegations and said on Tuesday that the SPD was planning “tax increases for millions of families”. The Union, on the other hand, wants to stick to the spouse splitting with its election manifesto in order to send a “clear signal of relief”. With a view to the statements of the SPD chief, especially to burden rich households more heavily, Dobrindt spoke of a "left magic hat". With its election manifesto, the SPD is planning much more of an "attack on the broad center of society."
(Fd / dpa)
