US EditionFahimi Wants to Finance by "Mega-Reiche": Dgb Calls for the Abolition of Vat on Foodstuffs
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The chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), Yasmin Fahimi, speaks in an interview with the Tagesspiegel for significantly higher taxes ... The post "must be put much more into the obligation: DGB boss demands massively increased taxes for Reiche appeared first on Apollo News.
Yasmin Fahimi demands that the reduced value added tax for certain goods be set at zero. Funding should be provided for the "mega empire", said the DGB chairman.
In the face of rising consumer prices, DBG chairman Fahimi spoke out in favour of the abolition of reduced VAT on food and energy. In return, she wants to put more strain on mega-rich areas.
DGB boss Fahimi sees a "strong signal for low-income earners" in a cancellation of the reduced VAT. Instead, she pleads for "a much higher value added tax on luxury goods".
What about VAT in Germany? This has been discussed for days - now comes a proposal from the German Trade Union Confederation. Head Yasmin Fahimi calls for a strong signal to low earners.
In the current debate on tax reform, the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) is advocating for the abolition of the reduced value-added tax (VAT). "Lowering the reduced VAT from seven percent to zero would send a strong signal, especially for low-income earners," DGB Chairwoman Yasmin Fahimi told the Tagesspiegel (Saturday edition). Lower-income earners would benefit "much more from a reduction in VAT on items such as food and energy" than fr…
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