Mittelstand alarm: Brehm demands the end of inheritance tax!

Mittelstand alarm: Brehm demands the end of inheritance tax!

Oberlindach, Deutschland - On January 12, 2025, the winter reception of the Mittelstandsunion (MU) took place in the Acantus barn. Host Peter Brehm, district chairman of the MU, and Sebastian Brehm, member of the Bundestag and MU state chairman, expressed themselves clearly on inheritance and gift tax that evening. Both politicians consider the abolition of this tax necessary.

As part of the reception, which began with a champagne reception and culinary delights, Peter Brehm criticized the plans of the Greens to introduce an additional tax rate of 25 percent on the company value when changing generation. He described these measures as a serious threat to medium -sized companies and saw them as a hindrance to planned investments.

administrative effort and bureaucracy stress

Sebastian Brehm pointed out the enormous administrative effort that the inheritance tax brings with it. With an annual revenue volume of 9.2 billion euros, 60 to 70 percent flow into administrative costs. At the moment, 50 tax offices are employed by inheritance tax, which means that only a third of the income would actually be available to the state. He criticized inheritance tax as a "bureaucratic monster" and warned of the serious consequences of missing reforms. Brehm called for a reduction in high taxes in Germany and pointed out the bureaucratic stress for small companies. The evening ended in a sociable round with a diverse menu.

For further information about the inheritance and gift tax, interested parties can view the comprehensive overview on the Bundestag website, which explains some of the central aspects of the current tax regulations, as Bundesag.de reported.

-transmitted by West-Ost-media