Söder wants to consider lawsuits against inheritance tax increases
Munich Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Soder is examining a lawsuit before the Federal Constitutional Court versus the planned increase in inheritance tax. He said that in an interview with “Bild”. The new rules are unequal and therefore unfair.
For the planned increase in the annual tax law criticized the CSU-Chairman of the Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner (FDP). It is fatal that “just one FDP-Minister Steer increased and at the same time incurred record debts. This is totally unfair to many heirs to their parents’ small houses.”
The Bundestag passed the annual tax law with extensive tax changes on Friday. A transfer of real estate assets through inheritance and donations could therefore become more expensive. The Federal Council still has to approve the law.
Söder said his government is in favor of regionalizing inheritance tax. It is not fair to compare property prices in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and in Greifswald. “We need higher allowances for heirs to parental homes or apartments,” he said CSU-Boss.
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In the case of inheritance and gift tax, the Union in particular had already warned against an increase through the back door. Specifically, against the background of a decision by the Federal Constitutional Court, it is about an adjustment in the valuation of real estate. As a result, heirs to larger assets could face higher costs from January 1, 2023. Bavaria has already campaigned in the Bundesrat for an increase in tax exemptions.
