Overview
- CSU parliamentary leader Alexander Hoffmann said there is clear need for action on inheritance tax and signaled readiness for talks, while urging a wait for the Karlsruhe decision and backing regional control by the Länder.
- SPD figures including Tim Klüssendorf and Matthias Miersch propose closing major exemptions, scrapping the Verschonungsbedarfsprüfung for assets above €26 million, and introducing a lifetime tax-free allowance.
- Klüssendorf estimates that tightening the regime and curbing carve-outs could yield roughly €10 billion per year in additional revenue.
- Union faction chief Jens Spahn recently highlighted rising wealth inequality and opened space for reassessing how inheritances are taxed.
- FDP vice-chair Henning Höne advocates abolishing the tax for direct family inheritances, as reporting spotlights mechanisms like family foundations, transfers to minors, and special treatment for portfolios above 300 rental units.