Wait with the building application because of the child construction allowance

An interesting discussion.

But how was it again? The Trojans would have been better off knowing the saying "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" beforehand.

I now see the Baukindergeld once again as a half-baked nonsense from the CSU. They desperately wanted to distribute election gifts to "their clientele." The SPD was against it from the start but agreed to it in some compromise package. Now the money isn’t enough, and the Baukindergeld is being rendered absurd by unrealistic additions. And by the way, the SPD is being blamed for it all.

Somewhere, even for me, the €12,000 Baukindergeld is a luxury problem that doesn’t really make me poorer or richer. If I’m not mistaken, that’s not even the income tax I pay every (!) year. And subsidies always hit the wrong people anyway, yes, exactly. The money would probably have been better invested elsewhere (for society as a whole).

[B]But since it was announced with great fanfare, I would simply have been happy to belong to the "wrong" people for once.[/B]

And now? The disappointment remains. Due to my income and asset situation, I can now better afford neoliberalism. Although I firmly decided never to forget to look back. What was the deal? Security, rule of law, and the chance for social advancement in exchange for taxes. For the taxes paid, I expect no gratitude but also no reproaches that I have used the opportunities granted to me. Even when an occasional bonus is given.

The "treating people like fools" stinks! If I promise my child a chocolate for tidying their room and then say: "Be glad you even have your own room to tidy; other children don’t even have their own room!", that just doesn’t work. And then sayings like: "What do you want the chocolate for? You’re doing well enough anyway." Thanks. Whoever can’t form a judgment should at least form a prejudice, right?

On the other hand, the investor has to pay tax on the profit at a rate of usually 44.31%, whereas the owner-occupier does not have to pay any tax on the imputed rental value of the apartment.

OT
Small correction.
Except for Max Müller with his rented condo, larger investors are usually subject to corporate tax and pay 15% corporation tax + solidarity surcharge. Income from asset management is also not subject to trade tax.

Talked to my architect about the WoFIV for single-family houses. The terrace does not count towards the living space. He is familiar with this for condominiums but not for single-family houses. And honestly, the person feels about 20 years older than me and has been doing the job for decades. If he doesn’t know, who else does.

I am happy to be persuaded, but please then with a reason. The exact opposite is stated in the Wohnflächenverordnung. With utility room/laundry room you can still discuss the interpretation, but terrace is explicitly mentioned and there is also case law on how a terrace is defined (including paved flooring).

Interesting discussion here.

If I look around me, almost no one would have been eligible for benefits in recent years because the house was first built and then the children came at some point. I think someone in this situation should also receive support within 10 years and the same applies to all additional children born after the start of construction. Otherwise, I think there are first and second-class children.

Berlin. The budget for the Baukindergeld has more than halved compared to the original plans. According to documents from the Federal Ministry of Finance, only 144 million euros are planned for this year for the funding measure. In the following years, it is up to 180 million euros. The figures come from the draft for the budget committee’s reconciliation meeting. The "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" reports on this.

Aha aha, so they just impose a limit of 120m2 to still come out with a big plus – or to start negotiations at 140m2. Were 500 million per year planned?