Pirate Party criticized citizens hostile resolution of the City Council Darmstadt, 05.11.2010 - on Thursday, a second-home tax for Darmstadt was decided by a majority of the Councillors. The reason for this measure is the difficult financial budget situation in the city. In addition to the tax, at the same time also the reintroduction of a welcome money from one-off 100 euro should move people to change their secondary residence in a primary residence. Due to the increase in population with primary residence in Darmstadt, the city of assignment should benefit from country funds in the framework of municipal financial compensation. Calculated pro-rata only for citizens with primary residence in the municipalities. The Pirate Party criticized the approach of the city since this fails on one side at the expense of citizens. Second homes are held in Darmstadt in rule learning - and work-related.
Will be charged by the tax especially commuters who travel a long distance for the exercise of a job, students on the other hand, usually only a low financial Have budget available. A large administrative burden also faces low growth in revenue. It is doubtful that the tax can be pulled ever break even. Bernhard Schubach, list candidate of the pirates, the arguments of the City Council therefore resolutely confront: "the councilors insinuate the citizens that they violate their notification by logging on a second home in Darmstadt, Germany. Here, these people often have a legitimate reason to do so. The introduction of second-home tax will cause not that all existing secondary residences in Darmstadt are reported in a primary residence." The Pirate Party calls to abandon the introduction of second-home tax. Instead the city should be committed, that the municipal financial compensation taken into account generally secondary residences so that the needs of all citizens of Darmstadt can be taken into account. Sakoda: "the decision revealed the failure of the currently popular politics once again.
Rather than the cause of a problem to combat, one only treats the symptoms." Welcome money is not criticized, however, as it has been in the past not only in Darmstadt. It can create quite a positive incentive until a reform of the municipal financial compensation to move to report to those, which have not already done this only out of convenience. Citizens who are affected by the second-home tax, advises the Pirate Party to inform themselves about legal options against the decision. Especially spouses who have a second home in Darmstadt, Germany because of their job, must pay any taxes according to a decision of the Federal Constitutional Court in such cases for this apartment. Andre de Stefano
Will be charged by the tax especially commuters who travel a long distance for the exercise of a job, students on the other hand, usually only a low financial Have budget available. A large administrative burden also faces low growth in revenue. It is doubtful that the tax can be pulled ever break even. Bernhard Schubach, list candidate of the pirates, the arguments of the City Council therefore resolutely confront: "the councilors insinuate the citizens that they violate their notification by logging on a second home in Darmstadt, Germany. Here, these people often have a legitimate reason to do so. The introduction of second-home tax will cause not that all existing secondary residences in Darmstadt are reported in a primary residence." The Pirate Party calls to abandon the introduction of second-home tax. Instead the city should be committed, that the municipal financial compensation taken into account generally secondary residences so that the needs of all citizens of Darmstadt can be taken into account. Sakoda: "the decision revealed the failure of the currently popular politics once again.
Rather than the cause of a problem to combat, one only treats the symptoms." Welcome money is not criticized, however, as it has been in the past not only in Darmstadt. It can create quite a positive incentive until a reform of the municipal financial compensation to move to report to those, which have not already done this only out of convenience. Citizens who are affected by the second-home tax, advises the Pirate Party to inform themselves about legal options against the decision. Especially spouses who have a second home in Darmstadt, Germany because of their job, must pay any taxes according to a decision of the Federal Constitutional Court in such cases for this apartment. Andre de Stefano
