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11. April 2025
Germany's coalition parties agree on framework for the next government –
How Private Equity could benefit and what challenges might arise
After intense negotiations, Conservatives and Social Democrats agreed on coalition terms for the next government with the aim to establish a stable government after early elections took place in February this year. During the preliminary talks immediately after the elections, the differences between the two political parties on tax policy became clear. Although there was consensus that tax relief was necessary, the ways to achieve this differed. While the conservatives wanted to ease the burden all taxpayers, including high-income taxpayers and companies, Social Democrats advocated to compensate reduced income tax rates for low/medium-income taxpayers by increased tax burdens for high-income taxpayers.