Property tax reform: municipalities in chaos-Mettmann remains uniform!

Property tax reform: municipalities in chaos-Mettmann remains uniform!

A turbulent start to the municipal election year 2025 is imminent! The change in property tax causes excitement in the cities, since the highest judge is recalculated by the municipalities with great challenges. The new measurement figures promote commercial real estate and land, while one and two family houses are disadvantaged. The Federation of Taxpayers has uncovered this injustice and supports housing builders willing to complain who deform.

In order to correct the imbalance of the property tax reform, North Rhine-Westphalia has for the first time to tax the possibility of taxing differently commercially and used for living. These "differentiated property tax levies" could be a solution, but the decision is in the hands of the municipalities. In Mettmann, the administration proposes to capture a uniform rate. In Erkrath, on the other hand, a short political majority decided to introduce differentiated lifting rates. Wülfrath is still at the beginning of the discussion, a decision has not yet been made here.

decisions of the municipalities in focus

The different approaches of the cities illustrate the uncertainty and pressure under which the municipalities are. While Mettmann relies on continuity, Erkrath ventures into a differentiated taxation. The citizens are excited to see how these decisions will affect their tax burden. The reform could have far -reaching consequences for the property owners and the discussion about property tax will certainly continue to gain intensity.