Thuringia's CDU pushes through tax cuts with votes from AfD and FDP

Last Update: 14.09.2023 18:11 Uhr The Thuringian state parliament passed a tax cut by 46 votes to 42. The CDU's bill was pushed through with the votes of the AfD and FDP. The red-red-green government criticised the CDU for giving the AfD influence over the budget. The opposition has pushed through a tax cut in Thuringia against the will of the red-red-green government. A CDU bill for a lower real estate transfer tax received a majority in the state parliament in Erfurt because, in addition to the FDP, the AfD contributed the decisive votes. The government factions of the Left, SPD and Greens voted against. The tax cut was passed by 46 votes to 42. The Red-Red-Green Party criticised the CDU for giving the AfD, for the first time in the Thuringian state parliament, the power to exert concrete influence on the state budget. The AfD in Thuringia is classified by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution as proven right-wing extremist. The CDU wants to reduce the real estate transfer tax in Thuringia from 6.5 to five percent. It points out that families purchasing their first owner-occupied home should be reimbursed the real estate transfer tax up to a certain maximum amount. According to forecasts by the governing coalitions, the state budget will thus be short between 48 and 60 million euros annually. It is unclear how this is to be compensated. More information coming soon.

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