Government formation: From taxes to Corona: Central points in the coalition agreement

In their coalition agreement, the Union and the SPD have agreed on an entire catalog of projects for the next four years. However, the bodies of the future government parties still have to agree to the program. And according to SPD boss Lars Klingbeil, everything is subject to the reservation that it can also be financed. An overview:

The income tax for small and medium -sized incomes is to be reduced, in about two years. As before, the controversial solidarity surcharge remains for high -income citizens and companies.

The commuter flat rate from 2026 should be 38 cents from the first kilometer. The Germany ticket for local transport should be preserved after 2025. From 2029 users have to adjust to price increases. The Germany ticket costs 58 euros a month.

To relieve companies, tax depreciation rules should first be adjusted. For 2025, 2026 and 2027, a degressive depreciation of 30 percent should apply to equipment investments. After that, corporation tax should gradually drop from 2028.

To relieve the economy, it is also planned to abolish the German supply chain law. Instead, the EU supply chain directive is to be implemented with little bureaucracy.

The coalition wants to save. In the federal administration, eight percent of the jobs are to be dismantled in four years – with one exception for security authorities. There should only be half as many federal commissioners. A total of one billion euros is to be saved for funding programs and contributions for international organizations.

Municipalities with overwhelming old debts are to be helped. The federal government is expected to contribute 250 million euros per year to the federal states. The federal government should take part in half when countries take over excessive cash loans from their municipalities.

It remains with the announcement from the exploratory talks: “In coordination with our European neighbors, we will also make rejections at the common borders even in the event of asylum applications.” All constitutional measures should apply to irregular migration. However, asylum law remains.

The naturalization accelerated by the traffic light after three years for particularly well integrated immigrants is to be abolished again. The waiting period for normal naturalizations should remain five years, as is permission to the double pass. Refugees with limited protection status should no longer be allowed to bring family members to Germany for two years.

Heating Act and industrial flow price

The future coalitioners want to delete the heating law. A new building energy network should be “open technology, more flexible and easier”. Energy -intensive companies are to be relieved with an industrial flow price.

The current pension level of 48 percent is to be set by law by 2031. The costs for this should be financed from the federal budget. The mother’s pension should apply to everyone with three pension points, regardless of the year of birth of the children. That should also be paid from the tax fund.

The conditions for the previous citizen benefit should be tightened, i.e. also promote and demand obligations in the sense of the principle. In extreme cases, a “complete deprivation of performance” should be possible if people repeatedly reject reasonable work. The performance should in future be called “basic security for job seekers”.

Instead of the usual eight-hour day, there could be a weekly framework for working hours in the future. The project is to be designed in consultation with employers and unions. A minimum wage of 15 euros an hour will be targeted for next year.

The BAföG is to be increased next year. The flat -rate housing costs included in the BAföG for students who no longer live with the parents should be increased from the current 380 to 440 euros a month.

In view of poor reading, writing and computing services in elementary school students, the Union and SPD are planning a nationwide obligation for language and development tests for four-year-olds.

The future government partners want a “military service model based on voluntariness” for the Bundeswehr. For this purpose, a military recording and military monitoring should be created.

The establishment of a national security council that is supposed to bundle information about crisis situations and enable faster decisions were also agreed.

For internal security, telecommunications providers should be obliged to save IP addresses for possible investigations for three months.

Future parents can hope for higher parental allowance – both the minimum rate of currently 300 euros and the maximum rate of 1,800 euros are to be raised. The Union and the SPD also want to create a legal right to maternity protection for independent women who give birth to a child.

Even in small shops, you should be able to pay without cash in the future. “Gradually” should be offered at least one digital payment option everywhere, according to the coalition agreement. At the same time, the mandatory issue of cash bons is to be abolished.

The legalization of cannabis for adults should be checked – but that is open.

The state measures against Coronapandemia are to be processed. There should be an Enquete Commission for this.