Overview
- Dennis Thering called on Hamburg’s rot‑green Senate to examine and launch a program in which tax offices issue proposed assessments to residents.
- The model would send taxpayers a Festsetzungsvorschlag prepared by the authority without a prior tax declaration from the individual.
- According to interim results from the Kassel pilot cited by Thering, about four in five recipients accepted the proposal.
- Thering argues the approach would save time for citizens, strengthen trust in public administration, and deliver tangible bureaucracy reduction.
- The request marks a policy proposal at an early stage, and the articles report no decision or formal response from the Hamburg Senate.