Overview
- IG BCE chairman Michael Vassiliadis called for a solidarity-style levy on very high wealth, inheritances and top incomes to bolster crisis financing.
- He said the charge could be avoided by investing in Germany, pointing to potential allowances or depreciation for domestic projects.
- He offered no definitions of who counts as “super‑rich” and provided no estimates of expected revenue or specific fee levels.
- DGB chair Yasmin Fahimi publicly backed the proposal during the opening of the Hannover congress.
- The six‑day gathering draws about 400 delegates, features addresses by Merz and SPD leaders this week, and highlights IG BCE’s push for lower energy costs and more pragmatic climate rules for energy‑intensive industries.