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Abolition of "Kalte Progression"
In simple terms, this means that you pay up to €700 less in income tax per year. But all tax exemptions and tax deductions still apply separately - but you have to apply for them legally with your RelaxTax tax offset at the tax office.
In the most beautiful official german law text it is said as follows:
Die Bundesregierung hat mit 1.1.2023 die „kalte Progression“ zur Gänze abgeschafft. Damit wurde eine Maßnahme umgesetzt, die seit Jahrzehnten in der Diskussion war. Die Systematik sieht vor, dass 2/3 der kalten Progression automatisch via Anhebung der Tarifgrenzen an die erwerbstätigen Menschen zurückgegeben wird
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