Bremen in focus: 116 million euros in tax failures - what now?

Bremen in focus: 116 million euros in tax failures - what now?

The Bundestag has adopted a hotly debated investment package from the federal government. For Bremen, this means that at least 116 million euros are expected to be missing from tax revenues by 2029. The draft law, which was accepted by the government factions CDU/CSU and SPD, aims to give the economy a boost and to secure jobs. Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) described the project as an important signal to strengthen the economy. The law includes extended depreciation for companies and tax cuts that aim to stimulate investments.

In another central point, the law provides that the federal government fully compensates for tax failures for the municipalities. For Bremen and Bremerhaven, an amount of around 175 million euros is expected. However, the countries have to collect part of the planned tax cuts themselves, less than originally feared. Bremen's financial senator Björn Fecker (Greens) was satisfied with the agreement between the federal and state governments, but warns that the expected minus of 116 million euros will be difficult to compensate for in the tax revenue for Bremen.

a difficult balance

The federal government plans additional compensation measures for the federal states and municipalities due to tax losses. In a meeting in Berlin, 16 prime ministers together with Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) agreed on measures, whose details are still unclear. A working group is to agree on further modalities in the coming days. Compensations are of the highest priority for the municipalities, since the countries and municipalities warn of considerable loss of income due to the planned investment program. The entire tax losses amount to 48 billion euros, including 13.5 billion for the municipalities and 16.6 billion for the federal states.

The discussion about the investment program is being carried out intensively, whereby the Bundestag is supposed to decide on the draft law next Thursday. The aim is to avoid disagreement in the mediation committee in order to exclude delays. Experts are disagreed with the effects of the program on the economy. Many expect strengthening through tax relief, while others question the effectiveness of the new regulations.

a growing package

As part of the investment package, tax relief in billions of bills that aim to promote company investments are based on. From July 1, 2025, companies can use extended depreciation for machines of up to 30%. In addition, the prospect is that corporation tax will gradually drop from 15% to 10% to 2032 from 2028. For companies that buy electric cars, the purchase will be more attractive for tax purposes, with a price limit of 100,000 euros and a depreciation of 75% in the first year.

The discussion about tax measures is also accompanied by critics. In particular, the Greens and the Left Party express doubts about the effectiveness of the new depreciation rules. It remains exciting until the final coordination in the Federal Council on July 11, 2025. Experts agree that the upcoming decisions will have far -reaching effects on economic development in Bremen and beyond.

Overall, there is probably an exciting time for the Bremen economy: Souch the new regulations that will be effective in the next few years may need a good knack for everyone involved in order to master the challenges of the coming years.

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