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Germany Wants to End Tax-Free Mini-Jobs for 6.9 Million Workers
A pension commission proposed ending the €603 tax-free rule for millions of workers. The coalition balked — but the reprieve may only change the price, not the fight.
처음 알려진 내용
- Pension commission proposed ending mini-jobs' special tax-free status in 33-point package.
- Sources disagree on scale, reporting 6.9 million and 6.8 million workers affected.
- Coalition was split, Merz rejected full abolition, and July compromise kept mini-job for now.
당시 미해결
- No final law, rate, or timetable for changed contributions has been established.
- No verified full picture of how workers and employers would absorb added costs.
지켜보겠다고 한 점
- Whether the government publishes draft rules changing mini-job contributions.
- Whether retail and hospitality employers cut shifts or raise prices if costs rise.
