Black-red coalition
Merz: Income tax discount “not fixed”
In the coalition settlement, the Union and SPD plan a tax lower for smaller and medium -sized incomes – they don’t give particulars. The subsequent Chancellor Merz makes it depending on the family.
The future Chancellor Friedrich Merz sees the discount in earnings tax deliberate within the coalition settlement between the Union and the SPD for small and medium -sized incomes. “No, it’s not fixed,” mentioned the CDU chief of the “Bild am Sonntag”. “We would have liked to have an appointment with the Social Democrats in the coalition from the start. There was a dissent. That’s why we left it open.”
The coalition settlement of the CDU, CSU and SPD doesn’t give any particulars about implementation, there solely says: “We will reduce income tax for small and medium -sized incomes to the middle of the legislature.” That can be in about two years. Merz now mentioned: “We want to reduce income tax if the public budget has.”
The negotiators of the CDU, CSU and the SPD have already laid a financing reservation for all measures within the coalition settlement. With the Union and the SPD, nevertheless, there are totally different interpretations as as to whether this is applicable to all plans. SPD boss Klingbeil sees it that means, Union faction supervisor Thorsten Frei (CDU), however, mentioned that this doesn’t have an effect on all agreements.
Minimum wage of 15 euros in response to Merz additionally potential in 2027
Merz additionally commented on the time horizon by which he expects a rise within the minimal wage to fifteen euros. The minimal wage might “be at this level on January 1, 2026 or 2027,” he mentioned the “Bild am Sonntag”. “But that remains the task of the minimum wage commission to determine this in its own autonomy.”
The Union and SPD will focus within the coalition settlement for the approaching 12 months. It says: “For the further development of the minimum wage, the minimum wage commission will be based on collective bargaining and 60 percent of the gross wage of full -time employees as part of an overall assessment. This way, a minimum wage of 15 euros is available in 2026.” The minimal wage is at present 12.82 euros per hour.
dpa
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