English business news 01/2022

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Eco-social tax reform 2022

The majority of the National Council has approved the already announced eco-social tax reform, which focuses on tax relief and ecologization. The reform package is expected to bring €18 billion in relief by 2025.

Real estate transfer tax on the transfer of company shares

Not only the transfer of real property, e.g. through purchase agreements and gifts, can trigger real estate transfer tax, but also the transfer of company shares in a partnership or a corporation, insofar as real property is part of the company's assets.