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Wealth Tax

Bund and Länder Agree Cost‑Shield for Municipalities While Coalition Struggles Over Pensions and Taxes

The deal makes the federal government pick up most new local costs and increases pressure on the coalition to settle how to pay for planned pension and income‑tax changes.

7 ARTICLES

2mo ago

Meloni Pledges Middle‑Class Tax Cuts, Tighter Enforcement and EU Push to Shield Ports

10 ARTICLES

3mo ago

Reeves Signals Tax Rises for Wealthy in November Budget as Fiscal Squeeze Deepens

55 ARTICLES

10mo ago

Reeves Confirms Tax and Spending Moves Under Consideration for 26 November Budget

58 ARTICLES

10mo ago

IFS Urges Reeves to Pursue Tax Reforms, Not Quick Fixes, as Budget Gap Looms

38 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Piketty Calls Zucman Wealth Tax Too Soft as Government Weighs Milder Alternative

11 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Arnault Escalates Opposition to Zucman Wealth Tax as France’s Budget Stakes Rise

67 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Lecornu Drops Holiday Cuts, Courts Left as Fitch Downgrade and Mobilisations Raise Stakes

54 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Lecornu Starts Union Talks, Considers Dropping Holiday Cuts in Bid to Pass 2026 Budget

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Merz Backs 50+1 as DFL Re-Elects Watzke and Confronts Spending Strain

209 ARTICLES

last yr.

Germany Sets 2026 Bürgergeld Freeze as Merz Presses Cost-Cutting Reforms

53 ARTICLES

last yr.

Union Rejects Klingbeil’s Tax-Hike Option as Budget Gaps Loom

4 ARTICLES

last yr.

Neil Kinnock Calls on Labour to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap to Lift 600,000 Children Out of Poverty

65 ARTICLES

last yr.

Reeves Faces Tax Rises or Spending Cuts to Fill £51bn Budget Gap

111 ARTICLES

last yr.

Germany Keeps Retirement Age at 67 and Launches Aktivrente Plan

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last yr.

Goldman Sachs CEO Calls for Reversal of Non-Dom Tax Changes to Preserve London's Financial Hub

Wealth Tax

Bund and Länder Agree Cost‑Shield for Municipalities While Coalition Struggles Over Pensions and Taxes

Meloni Pledges Middle‑Class Tax Cuts, Tighter Enforcement and EU Push to Shield Ports

UK Borrowing Rises to £24.3bn in April, Second-Highest April on Record

French Assembly Tackles Fiery Social Security Budget as Time Pressure Mounts

Ryanair Threatens to Shift Planes From UK Over Planned Air Passenger Duty Rise

Reeves Signals Tax and Spending Moves as OBR Downgrade Widens Budget Gap

Reeves Signals Tax Rises for Wealthy in November Budget as Fiscal Squeeze Deepens

Reeves Confirms Tax and Spending Moves Under Consideration for 26 November Budget

IFS Urges Reeves to Pursue Tax Reforms, Not Quick Fixes, as Budget Gap Looms

Piketty Calls Zucman Wealth Tax Too Soft as Government Weighs Milder Alternative

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Wealth Tax

Arnault Escalates Opposition to Zucman Wealth Tax as France’s Budget Stakes Rise

Lecornu Drops Holiday Cuts, Courts Left as Fitch Downgrade and Mobilisations Raise Stakes

Lecornu Starts Union Talks, Considers Dropping Holiday Cuts in Bid to Pass 2026 Budget

Merz Backs 50+1 as DFL Re-Elects Watzke and Confronts Spending Strain

Germany Sets 2026 Bürgergeld Freeze as Merz Presses Cost-Cutting Reforms

Union Rejects Klingbeil’s Tax-Hike Option as Budget Gaps Loom

Neil Kinnock Calls on Labour to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap to Lift 600,000 Children Out of Poverty

Reeves Faces Tax Rises or Spending Cuts to Fill £51bn Budget Gap

Germany Keeps Retirement Age at 67 and Launches Aktivrente Plan

Goldman Sachs CEO Calls for Reversal of Non-Dom Tax Changes to Preserve London's Financial Hub

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