The Greens are calling for seven roll-call votes on tax reforms in the Bundestag

The Greens want to force members of the CDU/CSU and SPD to take an open stance on tax policy reform proposals. That's why they put seven roll-call votes on the Bundestag's agenda for this Thursday. These are issues where, from the Greens' point of view, the tax system is unfair.

“We have identified glaring and often outdated gaps in justice in the tax system, the closure of which would both eliminate market inefficiencies and ensure more justice, without having to increase taxes in the traditional way,” said Green Party finance politician Katharina Beck to the German Press Agency. If the seven initiatives were implemented, it could also reduce the burden on federal, state and local government budgets by 20 billion euros.

Roll-call voting: You can see who is voting and how

The strategic goal of the roll-call votes is to trigger a serious discussion in the coalition, said Beck. Unlike normal votes, roll-call votes in the Bundestag are not anonymous, but you can later see how each member voted. Neither the Union nor the SPD could actually vote no to the seven tax proposals, say the Greens - the Union because of the elimination of market inefficiencies, the SPD because of the fairness effects.

With their seven reform proposals, the Greens are calling, among other things, for the abolition of exceptions to inheritance tax for assets worth more than 26 million euros and for 300 apartments or more. A speculation period for real estate should be deleted, and profits from crypto assets should be taxed regularly without a holding period.