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Wealth tax: DGB calls for higher taxation of the super-rich: The trade union federation is calling for greater participation by the wealthy in the financing of ...
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DGB: State must tax super-rich more heavily: A few thousand super-rich people own a large portion of Germany's financial assets. The DGB wants to tax them ...
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Call for a wealth tax: “Hardly any country taxes labor more heavily and wealth less than Germany,” says DIW President
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Key FactsWealth Tax Proposal Supports 2027 Tax Reform
6 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- DIW President Marcel Fratzscher recommends a two percent wealth tax on large fortunes to finance income tax reform.
- This measure could provide the government with about 42 billion euros annually for targeted tax relief.
- The reform aims to reduce taxes on small and middle incomes while boosting economic productivity.
- Current tax policy disproportionately burdens labor over wealth, harming Germany’s economic competitiveness.
A wealth tax of two percent on large fortunes would give the German state roughly 42 billion euros in additional revenue. This would give the government the room to lower taxes on both earned income and for companies, thereby delivering an important economic impulse.— Marcel Fratzscher, President of DIW, told the German Press Agency (dpa).
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OpinionCompany pensions: Now the Merz team has to be honest: Pension contributions are set to rise – | according to new forecasts, even more sharply than previously ...
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Wealth tax and levy for the super-rich in Germany: The German Trade Union Confederation is calling for a wealth tax on assets exceeding one million euros and a ...
sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/deutschland-vermoegensteuer-abgabe-superreiche-li.3493801
Key FactsNew Wealth Levies Target Germany’s Ultra-Rich
Jun 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The German Trade Union Confederation proposes a wealth tax starting at one million euros net assets, doubling for married couples.
- The wealth tax has been inactive since 1997 due to constitutional concerns over unequal property valuation.
- An additional 10% levy on private net wealth exceeding ten million euros is suggested, payable over two decades.
- In 2025, the number of super-rich in Germany increased by about 1,100 to around 5,000, controlling more than a quarter of the nation’s financial assets.
Instead of applying the ax to the broad base of working people and challenging the achievements of the welfare state, the federal government must finally hold the beneficiaries of unequal distribution to account.— Stefan Körzell, Deputy Chairman of the DGB, to Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND).
OpinionWhy More Super-Rich People Won't Harm Germany: The number of super-rich people is rising. But the real danger lies not in wealth, but in German distrust of ...
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DGB Chair Yasmin Fahimi laments inadequate policy management due to high costs: The chair of the German Trade Union Federation calls for greater relief for ...
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DGB leader calls for: 0% VAT on food: What’s next for VAT in Germany? This has been under discussion for days—now a proposal has come from the German Trade Union ...
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Wealth tax: Why are countries afraid to tax the ultrarich?: Growing income inequality and public displays of billionaire power are increasing calls for new ...
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DIW study on wealth tax backfires on the Left Party: The Left Party commissioned a study from the DIW (German Institute for Economic Research) on their plans for ...
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What do Europeans think about taxing the rich and large multinational companies?: Euronews Business takes a closer look at what Europeans think about a minimum ...
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“They must finally give up their resistance”: DGB accuses the wealthy of preventing stronger collective bargaining coverage
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Bavaria's DGB chief Stiedl criticizes Merz over working time law and sick leave
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UNITE's SHARON GRAHAM: 'Time to make the super-rich pay for crisis they created': Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham's Christmas message to Labour - time for ...
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DGB-Chefin fordert: Superreiche sollen für Rentenreform zahlen: Laura Pooth ist die Vorsitzende des DGB-Bezirks Nord mit 400.000 Gewerkschaftsmitgliedern aus ...
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Ernesto Harder takes over DGB leadership in Lower Saxony and demands swift action
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Where most millionaires live in Thuringia: The number of millionaires in Thuringia is steadily increasing. (Symbolic image)
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Wealth in Germany: How unevenly wealth is distributed: A few super-rich, many without opportunities: How can the problem of inequality be solved?
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The problem with taxing the rich: Fiscal systems designed around income and consumption struggle to capture wealth, and billionaires are highly mobile
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Starmer and Reeves should prepare UK for wealth tax, say top economists: PM could raise ‘tens of billions’ while positioning Britain as progressive ...
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