Too little tax paid: public prosecutor's office investigates Green Party leader Banaszak
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Tax Investigation Targets Green Party Leader BanaszakFelix Banaszak underpaid second residence tax since 2022 and has pledged to settle outstanding amounts promptly.
- The public prosecutor is investigating Green Party leader Felix Banaszak for insufficient payment of second residence tax in Berlin.
- He neglected to update his second residence information with tax authorities after multiple moves within the city.
- Banaszak expressed regret over the oversight and is fully cooperating with authorities to resolve the issue.
- Berlin’s second residence tax rate is 15% of net cold rent since 2019 and will rise to 20% from 2025.
Whoever bears public responsibility must keep their own affairs in order. I have not done so adequately and I expressly regret this mistake.— Felix Banaszak, Grünen-Chef, speaking in Berlin about the Berlin public prosecutor's investigation into the second home tax
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