We understand your statement and are in principle also against an inheritance tax. Simply considered from the point of view that it is unjust for people who have saved a lifetime, either to give their next generation a better life or to fulfill themselves once a dream or wish, to which it may be due to health conditions has not come. However, the German state plans to counteract the current gap between rich and poor, which unfortunately is getting bigger and bigger in our country. The German state hopes that the taxes it has collected will bring about a balance between the existing strata. In addition, with this additional income, the entire population could be reached through the expansion of infrastructure, new Kita places, promotion of road construction, etc .. So that in the end, really every German citizen can benefit from it, even if that means that you first take away from people something that in the eyes of the state anyway have enough. The state is likely to leave the petty bourgeois alone and grant exemptions, so you really get to the “big” fish, where really money can be obtained.

First of all, implementing this kind of tax will reduce the people’s motivation to work hard and earn money for their descendants. Once tax is charged on money left after one’s death, the will to maximize one’s profits will decline and the market will be less fertile. In addition, the implement of this tax is technically difficult to enforce. There are multiple ways in which people can evade paying this tax (for example: passing on possessions and wealth before one’s death) and this will create situations in which people break the law for no good reason since this kind of tax isn’t profitable enough. This tax isn’t worthwhile because it’s income is too low in contrast of other taxes. Finally, adding another tax can cause antagonism towards one’s own country because of over-taxing.