Criticism of the annual tax law 2024: Dangerous illusions for tenants and landlords

tough criticism of the annual tax law 2024! The Finance Committee of the Bundestag today brought the results of the hearing to the table and the emotions cook up. The financial policy spokeswoman Antje Tillmann and the rapporteur Fritz Güntzler are anything but enthusiastic. Your message is clear: the supposed measures are anything but helpful!

Antje Tillmann illuminates shocking defects in the draft law. The promised "new residentiality" and the "mobility budget" are nothing more than an air castle! "The goal is to create more living space for low -income tenants," she explains, but the plan is doomed to fail in practice. The traffic light coalition cannot even explain how non-profit companies should survive financially. Cheap rents lead to losses and thus to an imbalance. The experts agree: no company wants to get involved!

compulsory measure for landlords

Another dilemma is shown in the regulation for landlords: Those who do not request at least 66 % of the local rent cannot fully deduct their costs. This forces landlords to remain expensive, while the rent increases with every new adjustment. Fritz Güntzler added: "This regulation is the death of many social providers!"

The mobility budget is still celebrated as the next big thing, but is a serious failure! In the future, jazz and roller blades will receive up to 2,400 euros from their employers tax -free for private mobility. "Where is the advantage for the many who live in rural areas?" Asks Tillmann impatiently. This region already suffers from inadequate offers in the area of ​​Eroller and Carsharing.

uncertainty on a wide front

not enough! The topic of sales tax is another mine field in the planned law. The traffic light government wanted to rent out sports facilities free of VAT, which would have led to a financial chaos at municipalities and associations. Both Tillmann and Güntzler welcome that this is now off the table, but the shadow remains: "The initial statements of the government were simply contradictory and only caused more confusion!" Said Güntzler.

The uncertainty continues: What about sales tax for educational offers? Music schools and adult education centers are afraid of paying 19 % more for violin lessons, the federal government's plans should come into force.

The crowning glory of parliamentary disregard has not yet been revealed by the traffic light: it plans to simply state the tax rates for small and medium -sized farms. "Tax rates can only decide on the parliament - this is not negotiable!", The two parliamentary group representatives agree and call for a rethink.

Background: The CDU/CSU parliamentary group stands for freedom, cohesion and personal responsibility. The chairman Friedrich Merz and his colleagues are calling for a stable, democratic constitutional state and a socially ecological market economy. Will those responsible change their course and ensure order in the tax jungle?