Euskirchen introduces new lifting rates: Who pays more now?

The city of Euskirchen has introduced a new system for property tax B, which is based on differentiated lifting rates. The city council decided on the recommendation of the administration and the regulation came into force on January 1. The rate for residential property rose from 496 to 497 percent, while the lifting rate for non -residential property was increased from 496 to 914 percent, such as ksta.de reported.

Background of the reform is a judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court from 2018, which declared the previous property tax assessment as unconstitutional. The ancient unit values ​​in West Germany were based on property ratings from 1964, which led to an unjust tax burden. According to the treasurer Klaus Schmitz, the reform should now calculate new property tax values ​​and enable the owners' fairer load. However, there is disagreement on the introduction of the differentiated lifting rates, which some considered to be risky.

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The city of Euskirchen sees differentiation to prevent additional pollution for residential plots and to secure the high social good of living. Political representatives express different opinions: CDU city councilor Franz-Josef Mauth expects numerous objections to the new tax notices, while SPD parliamentary group leader Michael Höllmann sees both "losers and winners" among the owners. Green spokeswoman Dr. Simone Galliat also demands annual re -ratings of the lifting rates.

In another context, a legal opinion shows that there are no significant constitutional risks in the event of a differentiation of the lifting rates, as long as the stress difference does not exceed 50 percent. Another report, on the other hand, considers the differentiation to be legally secure.

The property tax reform will be charged from January 1, 2025 based on the new legal requirements. While the reform comes into force in Euskirchen, a similar discussion about the implementation of the property tax reform is held at the state policy level in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). In North Rhine-Westphalia, the property tax rate law was passed on July 4, 2024, which enables municipalities to differentiate the lifting rates for residential and non-residential plots, such as West-East media