New government coalition agreement describes tax policyCoalition Agreement • December 12th, 2013
Contract Type FiledDecember 12th, 2013The coalition between the Christian-Democrats and the Social-Democrats that will govern Germany for the next four years issued its “coalition agreement” on 27 November 2013, in which it describes the government’s policy goals and how it intends to achieve these goals. Although the agreement includes few details on concrete tax measures, it offers some insight into what can be expected. The coalition agreement does not mention any major tax reform projects or changes in tax rates – the focus will be combatting tax evasion and harmful tax practices and protecting tax revenue.