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monthly_report_download April 2019 monthly report
The April edition of the monthly report takes a look at the Tax Act Relating to Brexit which entered into force on 29 March 2019. With the law, the Finance Ministry has taken measures at an early stage to prepare for all conceivable Brexit scenarios. Another article with an international dimension concerns the simplified tax assessment procedure for pensioners living outside Germany who receive …
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monthly_report_download August 2019 monthly report
The August edition of the Finance Ministry’s monthly report highlights three issues that hold significance for international fiscal policy. These include: an international comparison of key types of taxes, an analysis of the International Monetary Fund’s Article IV consultations with Germany this year, and an explanation of the structuring of the European capital markets union.
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monthly_report_download December 2018 monthly report
The last monthly report of 2018 looks back on ten years of “Partnership Deutschland” (PD), the only public consulting company that operates Germany-wide and at all levels of government. PD advises the public sector on projects for innovative, sustainable infrastructure and for the modernisation of administrative processes. The December issue also reports on an interdisciplinary conference on the …
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monthly_report_download December 2019 monthly report
The December edition of the ministry’s monthly report is now online. Every month we publish selected extracts from our monthly report in English. These extracts feature current data and information on federal budget trends, tax revenue, debt levels and guarantees, as well as key dates on the fiscal and economic policy agenda. The monthly report also includes interesting articles on topics within …
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monthly_report_download February 2019 monthly report
In addition to key figures on economic and fiscal conditions in Germany, the February issue of the monthly report contains an article on the German government’s Annual Economic Report. Entitled “Strengthening the social market economy – leveraging potential for growth, boosting competitiveness”, the report was adopted by the federal cabinet on 30 January 2019. The February monthly report …
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Climate action Immediate climate action programme for 2022
Germany adopted major new climate legislation in June 2021 that sets higher national emissions reduction targets for 2030 (at least 65%) and 2040 (at least 88%), with the goal of achieving net greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. In addition, a new €8bn “immediate climate action programme” for 2022 will finance further measures to achieve the new climate targets.
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monthly_report_download January 2019 monthly report
The first issue of the monthly report in 2019 focuses on the provisional closure of the federal budget for 2018. All the key figures can be found (in English) in the press release and the charts that come with it. This issue also examines the potential impact, in terms of customs provisions, of a no-deal Brexit – a possibility for which the German government and customs administration are making …
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monthly_report_download July 2019 monthly report
The July edition of the Finance Ministry’s monthly report includes a focus on property tax reform in Germany. Germany’s property tax – which is levied on buildings and plots of land – needs to be reformed because it is calculated on the basis of real property values that are decades old. The objective of the reform is to make Germany’s property tax simple, socially equitable and compatible with …
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monthly_report_download June 2019 monthly report
The June issue of the monthly report features the bill approved by the German Bundestag on 6 June to combat unlawful employment and benefit fraud. The proposed legislation better shields employees from exploitation by protecting them more effectively against wages that are below the minimum wage and against employers who do not collect social security contributions. Other highlights include …
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Climate action Key elements of the Climate Action Programme 2030