Star survey
Even voters from the CDU and CSU want to ask rich heirs to the cash register
The black and red coalition argues over an increase in inheritance tax for large fortune and companies. The majority of Germans have a rather clear opinion.
You don’t know exactly: But up to 400 billion euros are inherited in Germany every year. Only around two percent of them end up in the general public fund. In 2024, the federal states, who are entitled to this tax, took 8.5 billion euros from the taxation of inheritances and donations. The main criticism is the exemptions for corporate heirs. There are currently several complaints with the Federal Constitutional Court.
Clear majority for higher inheritance tax
Union faction leader Jens Spahn recently discovered the unjust distribution of assets in Germany as a topic. “Who already had has more and more, “he said in a talk show. Coalition partner SPD gratefully took up the advance. The party has long been calling for a stronger contribution by the particularly wealthy.
The majority of Germans are definitely in favor of taxing rich heirs higher. Like a Forsa survey for the star resulted in 57 percent of Germans correctly. 38 percent reject higher burdens when passing on large assets. 5 percent do not comment.
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After the advance of Jens Spahn, CDU Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche tax increases for heirs. That is why the views of the Union voters are particularly interesting: 57 percent of the CDU and CSU supporters also support higher taxes.
The approval of the parties on the left of the middle, which has been higher for a long time, is even more pronounced Inheritance taxes Request: 82 percent of the Greens’ voters, 83 percent of the SPD supporters and 84 percent of the left supporters are for higher inheritances for higher taxes. The majority sees only the clientele of a party: The voters of the AfD are 69 percent against higher inheritance taxes for wealthy and only 25 percent for it.
The data was made by the market and opinion research institute Forsa for the star and RTL Germany raised by phone on September 18 and 19. Database: 1008 respondents. Statistical fault tolerance: +/- 3 percentage points. This means that the survey is representative.
Source: Stern
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