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Crafts Association Wants Electricity Tax Cut Instead of Energy Tax Cut

Ahead of the vote in the Bundesrat (Federal Council), the president of the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts, Jörg Dittrich, criticized the planned reduction in the energy tax and called instead for a lower electricity tax. "The fact is that the government is currently profiting considerably from the increased fuel prices and has significant additional revenue due to the higher fuel prices," Dittrich told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland …
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Ahead of the vote in the Bundesrat (Federal Council), the president of the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts, Jörg Dittrich, criticized the planned reduction in the energy tax and called instead for a lower electricity tax. "The fact is that the government is currently profiting considerably from the increased fuel prices and has significant additional revenue due to the higher fuel prices," Dittrich told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland …

Prior to the vote in the Federal Council, Jörg Dittrich, President of the Central Association of German Craftsmen, criticized the planned reduction of the energy tax and instead demanded a lower electricity tax. "The fact is that the state currently benefits significantly from the increased fuel prices and has significant additional revenues due to the higher fuel price", Dittrich told the editorial network Germany (RND). Now to make a short-ter…

In this session week, the Bundestag finally adopted the Second Act amending the Energy Tax Act in second and third reading. This will relieve consumers as well as the economy in the short term and noticeably.The persistently tense situation around the Strait of Hormus and its impact on raw material prices made quick action necessary. Temporary reduction for two months The energy tax rates for diesel and petrol as well as their tax equivalent equ…

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lindholz.de broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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