Solely just lately determined with AfD votes: Thuringian cupboard needs to file a lawsuit towards the deliberate tax reduce

The red-red-green state authorities in Thuringia needs convey a lawsuit earlier than the Constitutional Court docket towards a discount in actual property switch tax determined with AfD votes.

The cupboard agreed on this on Tuesday, as a authorities spokeswoman mentioned upon request. Thuringia’s Finance Minister Heike Taubert (SPD) is with the Choice of a litigation consultant been commissioned.

The vote on the actual property switch tax within the Thuringian state parliament on September 14th triggered a stir nationwide. It was the primary tax reduce with the assistance of votes from the AfD was determined.

Nevertheless, the explanations for the state authorities to sue are totally different. In accordance with the data there’s authorized issues with regard to the nation’s legislative competence.

The state authorities additionally factors out that the state parliament can solely resolve on further expenditure or lowered income within the funds in comparison with the state authorities’s draft if if protection is assured. Nevertheless, this isn’t the case with the proposed draft regulation. (dpa)