Association alliance calls for climate protection and social justice in the event of a company car promotion

Association alliance calls for climate protection and social justice in the event of a company car promotion

wide alliance calls for affordable Germany ticket for everyone instead of luxury dust for a few

A broad alliance of associations calls on the Federal Government to focus on social justice and climate protection. Instead of continuing to promote combustion and expensive electric vehicles as a company car, the money should be used for a cheap Germany ticket for everyone. These demands were brought up by the associations on the occasion of the impending decision of the Federal Cabinet about the 2025 budget and the growth initiative.

As part of the growth initiative, the tax advantage for company cars is to be expanded, which would lead to considerable tax failures. Site earners would mainly benefit from this. The associations criticize that no additional money is planned for the Germany ticket that would benefit everyone.

Although the planned expansion only applies to electric vehicles, the billion-dollar tax benefits for combustion cars remain. This is rewarded by the German automotive industry, which has long delayed the change of drive for the general population. The associations are of the opinion that there are fairer solutions to promote cheap and environmentally friendly electric models for society and at the same time create financial scope to keep prices for the Germany ticket stable and to expand public transport.

Michaela Engelmeier, CEO of the Social Association of Germany (SOVD), emphasizes the need to take all people with them in the mobility transformation. However, many cannot afford the current Germany ticket for 49 euros. The federal and state governments should therefore create a uniform offer in the form of a social ticket. Instead of promoting luxury service vans with a value of 95,000 euros, Germany should have public transport (public transport), which, through time, quality, quality, security and accessibility, keeps more and more people mobile and encourages them to do without the car.

Stefan Heimlich, chairman of the ACE Auto Club Europe, welcomes the measures to expand charging points and the new depreciation modalities for companies. However, it calls for an adjustment of the taxation of company cars, so that combustion and plug-in hybrid vehicles will be taxed with 2 percent in the future.

Martin Kaiser, Managing Director of Greenpeace Germany, criticizes the planned promotion of luxury dust vehicles through tax millions. He emphasizes the need for a rail removal and a successful Germany ticket and describes the planned policy as climate -damaging and unjust.

In order to receive the Germany ticket in the long term, according to Dr. Christiane Averbeck, Managing Director of Climate Alliance Germany, price stability and long-term investments. Without additional funds for personnel, buses and trains as well as the Germany ticket, people will be dependent on cars beyond 2030, which in particular burdensome groups.

Michael Müller-Görnert, a traffic policy spokesman for the Germany (VCD) traffic club (VCD), believes that instead of focusing on large and heavy luxury e cars, more effectively and socially fair opportunities should be used to strengthen electromobility. Higher flat-rate tax rates for company cars with combustion engine could create an incentive for electric cars without financially burdening the system. At the same time, sustainable forms of mobility could be promoted with the remaining means.

The broad alliance, consisting of climate alliance Germany, ACE, BNW, Fös, Duh, Germanwatch, Greenpeace, NABU, SOVD, Together for future, T&E and VCD, published a joint press release on the demands.

The discussion about the 2025 budget and the growth initiative is to take place in the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday.