In the conversation with krone.tv, Magnus Brunner makes it clear that he does not want a debate about an inheritance tax. “This is a sham discussion,” said the finance minister. The anti-inflation package just presented would fund itself.
Because according to the Minister of Finance, the inheritance tax would have been abolished at the time “with good reason”. “No estate tax will reorganize a budget,” Brunner says. He wanted to “cut taxes, ease them and not introduce new taxes”.
Ministers also feel inflation
As a father, he also feels the price increases. The minister is “in a different situation than many other people”, but he takes their concerns “very seriously”. While Brunner “can’t absorb every crisis in the world,” he at least tries to “compensate” for the effects.
Small and medium-sized businesses must also be unburdened
When asked why high earners such as politicians would also benefit from the anti-inflation package, the minister answered that the measures also relieve small and medium-sized businesses. They are “targeted and accurate”, in his view a general tax cut would be much more in line with the “watering can principle”.
‘Tax reduction on mineral oil has not worked in Germany’
The reduction of the tax on mineral oil is not so easy to implement due to EU rules. And: “In Germany we have seen that it does not work. I’m glad we didn’t make that mistake,” said Treasury Secretary Brunner. While he is also critical of other measures such as a price cap, he wants to reserve the right to take further emergency measures. “You should never rule out anything.” says Brunner.
Source: Krone
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