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Berlin (dpa / bb) - The preparations for the reform of the property tax in Berlin are progressing, according to Finance Senator Matthias Kollatz (SPD).
«We have been working on the implementation of the federal law since 2019.
So that the required data can be submitted digitally and processed further from 2022, the existing programs must be comprehensively revised and expanded, ”said Kollatz of the German Press Agency.
«Despite the corona-related restrictions at work level, we continued all work in Berlin.
We are right on schedule. "
The federal and state governments had long struggled to reform the tax, which the Federal Constitutional Court demanded in November 2019.
The federal government proposed a new calculation model from 2025 that takes into account the value of real estate in addition to the area.
Some states such as Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg or Hesse want to go their own way and use opening clauses.
Kollatz, on the other hand, confirmed that Berlin had opted for the model proposed by the federal government.
"The implementation of the federal law is consistently pursued."
With the deviating state regulations, an opportunity to use synergy effects is wasted, criticized the senator.
Such deviations made matters more complicated and time-consuming for everyone involved in the proceedings.
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In Berlin, around 800,000 plots of land have to be reassessed and extensive data sets digitized for the reform.
This process should be largely completed by mid-2024.
For the second half of 2021, Kollatz plans to provide information to all people, companies and associations involved in the reform process.
The property tax is the municipalities' most important source of income.
Berlin earns around 820 million euros annually.
The Senator for Finance underlined once again that the reform should not flush either more or less money into the state coffers - politicians call this income neutral.
He has long been pointing out that for many Berlin tenants in normal residential areas there should be no additional burdens.
For properties that have grown in value very quickly, however, higher amounts may apply.