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Small Share of German Taxpayers at 42% Rate Paid Nearly Half of Income Tax

The 2022 figures show a concentrated tax burden that could shape Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil’s planned income tax reform.

Müntefering Refuses to Advise Chancellor Merz on Communications

Bas Interview Raises Fresh Questions About SPD’s Worker Roots

Saalfeld‑Rudolstadt Vote Puts Longstanding SPD Hold to the Test

Berlin Strips Ex-Senator Dilek Kalayci of Her Senatorial Pension

Germany Will Miss EU Pay‑Transparency Deadline and Faces a Party Clash

Sigmar Gabriel's TV Anecdote About His Mother Puts Gender Barriers and SPD Strategy in Focus

SPD Nominates Saxony Economy Minister Dirk Panter for Leipzig Mayoral Race

Labour Minister’s ‘Einheitsgrau’ Remark Draws Sharp Conservative Rebuke

Ex‑SPD Leader's Call to Break Brandmauer Deepens Party Rift

Hendrik Hering Withdraws From Planned Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz Co‑CEO Post

SPD Seeks Federal Green Light for State Rent Caps

Germany Debates Extending Fuel Tax Cut Before June Deadline

SPD Youth Leader Slams Plan to Scrap Germany’s Eight-Hour Day

Germany Plans Wohngeld Overhaul to Deliver €1 Billion in Savings

Brandenburg to Buy Offices Near Potsdam Station to Cut Rental Costs

Klingbeil Fast-Tracks 2027 Income Tax Overhaul, Vows Plan Within Weeks

SPD Moves to Halt Bundestag Pay Rise Set for July

Munich Council Ends Reiter FC Bayern Probe and Grants Honorary Title

Saarland Overhauls Constitution With God Reference and Court Safeguard