The government's tax package: Greens criticize social injustices!
The government's tax package: Greens criticize social injustices!
Deutschland - Today, the Federal Government announced a new tax package that will have a profound effects on the population in the coming years. Jakob Schwarz, spokesman for budget and taxes of the Greens, critically commented on the measures it contained. He emphasizes that the social third in particular was overlooked when compensating for the cold progression in view of the plans available. These cuts mainly make single parents and people with low incomes, while the better earners are still being relieved, as well as OTS reported.
Another critical point is the deletion of the climate monus, from which older people and families with low incomes particularly benefited. This measure means that many households have up to 1,000 euros less per year. Instead, a tripling of the commutereuro should compensate for these incisions, which, however, only the commuter: to benefit from the inside and at the same time harm the environment, says Schwarz. Tenant: Inside, which were relieved by the climate monus, are now also disadvantaged.
less tax burden, but increasing social security contributions
parallel to the political developments in Austria, the Bundestag has launched a law to mitigate the cold progression. This law, which comes into force at the beginning of 2025, will be approved by several factions, including SPD, Greens, FDP as well as CDU/CSU and AfD. According to Finanztip it will enable employees to pay less taxes on their salary, while the social security contributions increase. For example, a single with a gross monthly salary of 4,000 euros less taxes per month, but his net could still decrease due to the higher taxes.
The increase in the care contribution by 0.2% and an increase in health insurance contribution by an average of 0.8% places an additional financial burden on the citizens: inside. The impending further increases in social security contributions illustrate the complexity of current tax and social policy.
climate policy in criticism
The criticism of the current measures of the government runs through various social classes. According to an analysis of the progressive center, many people in Germany show support for climate protection, but express skepticism towards the specifically proposed measures. The majority sees the affordability and social compatibility of climate policy as crucial. Often it is people with low incomes who cannot afford to switch to climate -friendly technologies, which is considered a central challenge. The progressive center emphasizes the need for fair funding programs and infrastructure expansion so as not to lose sight of the everyday life.
dr. Jenny Simon, economist and author of the progressive center, calls for a social-ecological transformation that takes all social groups into account. What is important is a fair emission trade and clear regulatory measures to avoid injustices in climate protection.
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