Gas help, pensioner energy allowance, save taxes: what is important for consumers in December
Created: 11/29/2022, 11:12 am
By: Patricia Huber
In December, pensioners can look forward to the energy flat rate.
But that's not the only innovation in the last month of the year.
An overview.
1 / 5In December, the state will bear the cost of the gas bill.
More precisely, it takes over a twelfth of the annual consumption forecast in September 2022.
This calculation method should mean that consumers still have an incentive to save in December and not simply turn on the heating, since the state pays the bill.
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2 / 5While employees already received the energy allowance with their September salary, pensioners can look forward to the extra money in December.
By December 15, all pensioners should have the 300 euros in their accounts.
They are transferred by the German pension insurance.
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3 / 5Anyone who submits a tax return voluntarily has significantly more time than for the mandatory submission.
A period of four years applies here.
Within this period, the tax return can also be submitted retrospectively.
So if it occurs to you that you could still get money back from 2018, you should hurry.
The voluntary tax return for the year must be submitted by December 31st.
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4 / 5Bahn drivers beware: the new winter timetable will apply from December 11th.
Then, for example, more trains will run between Cologne and Munich and to other European countries.
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5 / 5Anyone who sends Christmas cards or Christmas presents by post should make sure to send them off on time - at least if they are to end up under the Christmas tree on time.
Letters should therefore be sent by December 22nd and parcels by December 20th at the latest.
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