TMV criticizes the additional costs caused by mini-job plans.

After the stop of the 1,000-euro relief premium, the German Taxi and Rental Car Association warns of higher levies for businesses.

Stock image: The association sees mainly labor-intensive businesses burdened by additional levies and limited refinancing. | Photo: AI-generated
Stock image: The association sees mainly labor-intensive businesses burdened by additional levies and limited refinancing. | Photo: AI-generated

The German Taxi and Rental-Car Association criticizes the growing financial burden on taxi and rental-car businesses from its perspective. After the provisional halt of the relief premium in the Federal Council, the association points to planned changes to mini-jobs as well as to limited compensation adjustments for patient transport.

Relief subsidy temporarily halted

According to the association, the relief premium of 1,000 euros would indeed relieve employees but would have been paid out by the companies. The state share would thus have consisted of waiving income tax and social security contributions on this amount.

The association criticizes that the plan failed despite a Bundestag resolution in the Bundesrat. According to the original text, only four of 16 states voted in favor. States and municipalities would therefore have had to bear a substantial portion of the tax shortfalls.

Higher levies on mini-jobs

In parallel, the association points to planned changes for mini-jobs. Accordingly, the flat-rate tax should rise from two to five percent. In addition, the employer contribution to health insurance should increase from 13 to 17.5 percent.

For taxi and car rental companies, these changes could be particularly relevant, the association says, because many businesses rely on temporary workers and part-time staff. The association sees this as additional costs, while at the same time reducing planning security.

Patient transport under cost pressure

The association also sees a widening gap between the development of costs and refinancing in patient transport. According to the association, minimum wage increases of 8.4 percent are set against a cap on remuneration adjustments beyond the base wage rate at 5.17 percent.

The association calls on the coalition not to decide burdens on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in isolation. Instead, the overall impact on labor-intensive sectors such as taxi and rental-car transport must be given greater consideration. (Source: Taxi and Rental Car Association Germany.)

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