53 percent of all Germans have money worries.
The fear of tax increases is great - what are the various parties planning to do after the federal election?
Berlin - A few years ago it was Donald Trump who scared many Germans.
Now worry about money dominates.
53 percent fear that the state will increase taxes or cut benefits because of the high Corona * costs.
50 percent are worried that the cost of living will rise and that they will be asked to pay for the debts of the EU - according to a study by R + V Versicherung.
The fear of tax increases is great - but is it also justified?
In their election manifestos for the federal election, the Union and FDP reject any form of tax increase.
The SPD, the Left and the Greens want to burden top earners.
The AfD is in favor of a simplified tax system.
Here are the details:
Federal election 2021: debt brake yes or no?
- That's what the Union and the SPD say about it
CDU / CSU
: Despite the national debt, the Union rejects tax increases.
However, your goal remains a balanced budget without new debts (debt brake).
The Union rejects a wealth tax.
The Union wants to completely abolish the solidarity surcharge, including for those with higher incomes.
Small and medium incomes should be relieved.
In the future, there should also be the full basic tax allowance (currently just under 10,000 euros) for children.
SPD
: The party wants to run into debt - but within the framework of the debt brake anchored in the constitution.
Small and medium incomes in particular should benefit.
Top earners (from 250,000 euros) are asked to pay - with three percentage points more for income tax.
In addition, the solos should remain for top earners.
Large assets are to be taxed at one percent, and the SPD also wants to introduce a financial transaction tax.
Bundestag election: FDP and AfD agree - abolish income tax!
The
AFD
is proposing in its election manifesto to focus on value added tax and income tax and to rule out other consumption taxes. Property tax, property transfer tax, wealth tax, inheritance tax and gift tax are also superfluous for the AfD. Tech companies like Google & Co. are supposed to pay a digital tax. All industries that are particularly affected by the corona measures are to be compensated. The AfD wants to get out of the euro and back to the D-Mark.
FDP
: Small and medium incomes should be relieved, the tax rate for employees and employers should be reduced to below 40 percent.
The debt brake should remain.
With the income tax rate, the middle class belly is to be abolished by 2024.
Means: The top tax rate should only take effect at 90,000 euros / year (previously 56,000 euros), the FDP also wants to completely cancel the solos.
Last but not least, high earners would be better off.
Federal election 2021: This is how left and green want to rebuild the tax system
Die Linke
: Relieve lower incomes, tax high assets (from 2 million), income, inheritances and profits from capital and shares more heavily - these are the goals of the party. In addition, the debt brake should fall. So-called paper millionaires, i.e. owners of condominiums, would be exempt from wealth tax. Those who are single who earn less than 6500 euros gross / month should be relieved. Annual income below 14,400 euros should remain completely tax-free. From 70,000 euros, the tax rate should be 53 percent. A wealthy tax has two levels: 60 percent for income above the wealth tax threshold (currently at 260,533 euros), 75 percent for more than one million euros.
According to the election program *, the
Greens
want to burden the wealthy more heavily and reorganize the tax system in such a way that environmental pollution and resource consumption are taxed more heavily. The basic tax-free allowance is to be increased for small and medium-sized incomes. The top tax rate is to rise: 45 percent from 100,000 euros (singles) is due, and from 250,000 euros 48 percent. A new wealth tax (from 2 million euros) should amount to one percent *. Corporations like Google are supposed to pay a digital tax. *
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