Finance Minister Christian Lindner's plan to abolish solidarity is facing headwinds in the traffic light coalition. SPD leader Saskia Esken does not believe the plan can be financed.
Green Party leader Ricarda Lang also rejects the proposal. Since a tax reform in 2021, only companies and those earning high incomes above an allowance have paid the solidarity surcharge.. According to calculations by the employer-related Institute of the German Economy (IW), the state will receive twelve billion euros from the solidarity. surcharge this year.