Saxony’s Minister of Culture, Conrad Clemens (CDU), believes tax relief for families and single parents is necessary. He told the German Press Agency in Dresden that the spousal income splitting system is no longer a suitable tool for supporting families. “Spousal tax splitting was introduced in 1958 to support families. But today, nearly half of all marriages remain childless.” The support is not reaching those who need it most.
Families need more targeted relief
“Families need more targeted relief. I am in favor of replacing the spousal tax splitting system with a family tax splitting system. Family tax splitting ensures that financial relief reaches those who bear the responsibility for future generations: families and single parents,” said the minister.
According to Clemens, adjusting the tax model would benefit not only families but also single parents, who have not previously benefited from tax advantages—even though they shoulder financial and organizational burdens alone.
