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taxation Scholz: “We’re taking action to eliminate tax havens”
The German cabinet adopted the draft Defence against Tax Havens Act on 31 March 2021. With the new law, the German government is taking action against tax evasion, tax avoidance and unfair tax competition from tax havens.
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taxation Tobacco Duty Modernisation Act adopted
The German cabinet adopted the draft Tobacco Duty Modernisation Act on 24 March 2021. With this legislation, the German government is adjusting tobacco duty rates and responding to changes in the tobacco market and in consumer behaviour. The new law also serves to improve public health and protect minors.
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taxation Scholz to boost the competitiveness of family businesses
The federal cabinet adopted the draft Act Updating Corporate Tax Law (Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Körperschaftsteuerrechts) on 24 March 2021. With this bill, the German federal government is improving the tax framework especially for small and medium-sized partnerships and family businesses. In addition, it makes German corporate tax law better suited for international business in a globalised …
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taxation Scholz: “A key step towards greater tax fairness”
Germany’s federal cabinet adopted the draft Act Implementing the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (Gesetz zur Umsetzung der Anti-Steuervermeidungsrichtlinie) on 24 March 2021. In the bill, the German government proposes stricter rules to fight aggressive tax planning. The new rules aim to effectively counteract tax avoidance strategies used by multinational corporations.
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bmf-verordnung New "FinStabDEV" improves data on residental real estate financing
The Federal Ministry of Finance has issued a new statutory instrument on the collection of financial stability data (FinStabDEV), which entered into force on 3 February 2021. It gives the Deutsche Bundesbank the power to collect relevant data on residential real estate lending on a regular basis. The additional data will strengthen macroprudential supervision and make it possible to deploy …
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ccyb-indikatoren New indicators for setting the CCyB rate (Q3-2020)
The time series for the indicators used to set the CCyB have been updated. The time series are now available for Q3 2020.
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ccyb-indikatoren New indicators for setting the CCyB rate (Q2-2020)
The time series for the indicators used to set the CCyB have been updated. The time series are now available for Q2 2020.
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bundesbank-finanzstabilitaetsbericht Bundesbank publishes 2020 Financial Stability Review
The global Covid-19 pandemic led to the worst economic downturn in Germany in decades during the first half of 2020.
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Climate action European Sustainable Finance Summit
As the European Sustainable Finance Summit gets underway, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Environment Minister Svenja Schulze are calling on European companies to invest more in sustainable economic activities. The first survey, published today, on applying the EU taxonomy shows that just 2% of companies’ activities by revenue meet the taxonomy’s level of ambition for climate action and …
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bafin-veroeffentlichungen Covid-19 situation: new developments and important information from BaFin
Germany’s financial supervisory authority is carefully and continuously monitoring the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the financial sector. BaFin has summarised what actions BaFin, the European Central Bank and the European supervisory authorities are taking in response to Covid-19 on the BaFin website.