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Klingbeil Plans New Taxation of Cryptocurrencies

Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) plans to tax Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies differently in the future. Whether he has a majority in the Bundestag for this remains unclear.

Klingbeil Plans New Taxation of Cryptocurrencies
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Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) plans to tax Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies differently in the future. Whether he has a majority in the Bundestag for this remains unclear.

According to ZDF, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) wants to reform the taxation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. ZDF correspondent Daniel Pontzen asked whether Klingbeil has a parliamentary majority for this – and received surprising answers.

Klingbeil did not provide details on the planned tax changes in the report. The correspondent’s question targeted the political feasibility of the project within the current coalition.

Source: www.zdf.de