AfD Kompakt, November 1, 2021.
Instead of wanting to save the world in the coalition
negotiations, the future governing parties should finally look reality in the
eye and take seriously the concerns of the people. The apparently planned
abolition of the the commuter tax allowance [Pendlerpauschale] works de facto as a tax increase for the
middle-class. Directly and proximately affected are those people who by their
work keep the Deutschland Store running. For families with two autos, the
climbing price of benzine is leading to a yearly increased cost of 1,800 euros,
according to the reckoning of the DIW [German Institute for Economic Research].
These people need to pay, in the midst of the highest inflation in almost 30
years, not only these increased costs but for them now also the commuter tax
allowance shall be eliminated. Thereby mobility – primarily for people in the
countryside – ultimately becomes a luxury.
One can only hope that at least the FDP makes this point. It is nevertheless frightening that this theme is at all contested. Instead of pursuing unrealistic climate goals on the backs of working people, the coalition negotiators should make clear that the commuter tax allowance will not be touched.
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