schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 14 days agoTop German official: wealth tax would harm the economy | dpa internationaldpa-international.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down12
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minus-squareeinkorn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoNo, that’s the stated reason for not passing an updated tax law. The current state of the tax was ruled unconstitutional in 1995 and subsequently the tax hasn’t been collected since 1997 (No English translation available).
minus-squarectenidium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoI perceive it like not the wealth tax per se is unconstitutional. But it is not following the “Gleichheitsgrundsatz” But you may be right after all.
minus-squareeinkorn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoThat’s exactly what I said: […] the current implementation has been ruled as unconstitutional […] A wealth tax is even required as per §104 (2) GG.
minus-squarectenidium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoOK, I beg your pardon then. I misunderstood your point.
No, that’s the stated reason for not passing an updated tax law.
The current state of the tax was ruled unconstitutional in 1995 and subsequently the tax hasn’t been collected since 1997 (No English translation available).
I perceive it like not the wealth tax per se is unconstitutional. But it is not following the “Gleichheitsgrundsatz” But you may be right after all.
That’s exactly what I said:
A wealth tax is even required as per §104 (2) GG.
OK, I beg your pardon then. I misunderstood your point.