
Andreas Dressel
German politician
Photo: Foto: Sven Teschke, CC BY-SA 3.0 de (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 4d ago
German top court hears challenges to inheritance tax breaks for business heirs
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court heard two cases on 12 and 13 October 2026 over exemptions that let business heirs pay little or no inheritance tax. A ruling is expected in some months.
- Oct 2
Hamburg court rejects challenge to basic income referendum after 357,619 No votes
The Hamburg Constitutional Court dismissed complaints against the October 2025 basic income referendum, ruling that misleading campaign cost figures did not sway the decisive result.