Green candidate for chancellor: Habeck requires billionaire tax | STERN.de | EUROtoday

Green candidate for chancellor Robert Habeck is in favor of a billionaire tax. There are some billionaires in Germany, the Federal Economics Minister informed “Bild am Sonntag”. “If you were to tax a small portion of their assets, then you would have around five to six billion euros.” Habeck spoke out in favor of utilizing the earnings to renovate colleges and to put money into college tools and employees.

According to analysis by “Manager Magazin”, there are 249 billionaires in Germany. However, taxes might not be collected for particular functions. School coverage is the accountability of the federal states; college development is the accountability of the municipalities.

Subsidy for driving license, increased flat price for enterprise bills

Habeck additionally spoke out in favor of the state subsidizing trainees for driving licenses – “let’s say 1,000 euros if the training company adds another 500 euros.” The trades had lately demanded such assist; the demand had already been made by varied events.

The Green politician renewed his suggestion that the state pre-finance the growth of the electrical energy community and never shoppers by means of their electrical energy payments. He additionally recommended rising the earnings tax flat price for enterprise bills to 1,500 euros. Most lately it was 1,230 euros, which staff can deduct as a flat price from their taxes to offset work-related prices resembling journey to work or coaching.

A brand new Bundestag is predicted to be elected on February twenty third. In the race for the chancellorship, Habeck – who’s operating for the Greens as a “candidate for the people” and due to this fact additionally as a candidate for chancellor – clearly doesn’t see himself as the favourite – within the interview he described his personal assertion as “actually a bit of an underdog” Position formulated”.