DEUTSCHLAND: Klingbeil-Plan! Experte staunt! "Wie das dann funktionieren wird? Das wird spannend!"

GERMANY: Klingbeil Plan! Expert amazed! "How will that work? That will be interesting!" "The honest person shouldn't be the fool" – that should be the guiding principle in the fight against tax fraud. Ministries led by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) now want to strengthen tax justice. The German government wants to take tougher action against tax evaders. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (both SPD) presented an action plan in Berlin. Following the model of the Joint Counter-Terrorism Centre, a "Joint Centre against Tax and Financial Crime" is to be established within the customs service. This will consolidate the analysis, investigation, and prosecution of money laundering and tax crime. "Those who defraud our state and our society must not get away with it," said Klingbeil. "We want to ensure that higher penalties are imposed in the future." State responsibility should be consolidated, thereby increasing operational effectiveness. Hubig said: "Tax crime harms us all." It undermines trust in the justice of our rule of law. Citizens must be able to rely on the fact that rules apply to everyone. Therefore, the state must make progress in the fight against tax crime. The action plan stipulates that voluntary disclosures will no longer automatically lead to immunity from prosecution. Criminals should no longer be able to simply "buy their way out," it was stated. Particularly serious offenses are to be punished more severely. Furthermore, data acquisition is to be expanded to track down tax evaders. #klingbeil #taxes #germany #worldnewschannel 🔔 Subscribe to our WELT-TV news channel!    / weltvideotv   Our YouTube channels: 📺 WELT DOKU    / @weltdoku   ⚽ WELT SPORT    / @welt-sport   🚀 WELT SPACE    / @weltspace   🛣️ WELT DRIVE    / @weltdrive   🪖 WELT HISTORY    / @welthistory   🍝 WELT FOOD    / @welt.food-rezepte   WELT News Live Stream http://bit.ly/2fwuMPg Our Top News on WELT.de http://bit.ly/2rQQD9Q Our Media Library on WELT.de http://bit.ly/2Iydxv8 WELT TV on Instagram   / welt.nachrichtensender   WELT on Instagram   / welt   Due to numerous offensive comments, comments are currently disabled. Thank you for your understanding – your WELT team. Video created in 2026