Finance Minister Lindner wants to significantly relieve taxpayers because of the sharp rise in prices. According to his plans, top earners in particular would be favored, criticize the Greens.
The Greens in the Bundestag consider the tax plans of Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) to be socially unbalanced. “The current proposals would primarily ensure that top earners are financially favored the most,” criticized parliamentary group leader Andreas Audretsch.
“High and highest income groups would receive more than three times as much as people with low incomes, who actually need the relief most urgently,” he told the German Press Agency.
In addition, people with very small incomes would not be relieved at all because they paid no income taxes below the basic allowance. “And the proposed increase in child benefit is not even enough to compensate for inflation,” criticized Audretsch. In the current difficult situation, the federal government must concentrate on relieving people with little money, with small and middle incomes. High incomes, on the other hand, should contribute to securing social peace.
The FDP has proposed a tax reform that, according to “Spiegel”, should relieve taxpayers by 10.1 billion euros in the coming year in view of the increased prices. According to sources in the Ministry of Finance, taxpayers with a taxable income of 20,000 euros in 2023 will be relieved by 115 euros. With an income of 60,000 euros, savings of 471 euros are planned, with higher incomes it would be 479 euros. In percentage terms, the relief is greater for low incomes than for high ones – but not in absolute numbers.
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Source: Stern
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