German top court upholds reunification solidarity tax
A judge ruled that Germany's solidarity tax is still necessary to cope with the costs of reunification. Just 10% of the ...
German court upholds reunification-era tax on high earners, companies
Germany's Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld an additional tax shouldered by certain taxpayers and many companies, first introduced in the 1990s to smooth out the differences between East and ...
German top court rejects challenge to reunification tax
Germany's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected an attempt by six politicians from the pro-business Free Democratic ...
In Germany, ‘Orphaned’ by U.S., Shock Gives Way to Action
No country in Europe is as much a product of enlightened postwar American diplomacy. Now adrift, it has begun to reckon with ...
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German Court Upholds Reunification Tax, Dismisses Appeal for Abolition
Germany’s Constitutional Court has dismissed an appeal by six Free Democratic Party (FDP) politicians seeking to eliminate ...
5 Surprising Faces In Germany's New Parliament As Far-Right Emerges
Germany's new parliament sits for the first time on Tuesday with a reduced headcount, fewer women and a record number of ...
Germany Is Lifting a Foot Off Its ‘Debt Brake.’ Here’s Why.
An incoming government wants to borrow much more to revamp the economy and rebuild the military. That means a change in the ...
Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending
The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...
German parliament approves Merz's spending surge as allies cheer
Germany's parliament approved plans for a massive spending surge on Tuesday, throwing off decades of fiscal conservatism in ...
Germany: Left Party's Gregor Gysi in the Bundestag spotlight
Gregor Gysi will kick off the first session of the new Bundestag when it convenes on Tuesday, March 25. The 77-year-old ...
German top court upholds reunification tax
Germany's Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld an additional tax shouldered by certain taxpayers and many companies first introduced in the 1990s to smooth out the differences between East and ...