SPD and Conservatives Clash Over Inheritance Tax Reform

The Social Democrats (SPD) in Germany want to change the inheritance tax rules to make them fairer.

They propose that people who inherit large amounts of money or big companies should pay more taxes, while smaller inheritances and family homes would be taxed less.

The conservative party, led by the Christian Democrats, disagrees strongly with this plan.

They say it will hurt family businesses and cause problems in their coalition government.

Both parties agree that the economy needs help, but they can't agree on how to do it.

This disagreement is making the government look weak to voters, especially before important state elections this year.

In 2024, Germany collected about 13.3 billion euros from inheritance and gift taxes.