Bundestag rejects scrapping crypto holding period in 445-132 vote
- —One-year holding period stays: crypto sold after a year remains tax-free
- —Greens' bill 21/5752 sought to tax crypto gains regardless of holding period
- —SPD backed 'tax fairness' goal but favoured withholding tax over scrapping the exemption
- —Parliament passed a law on automatic exchange of crypto tax data with other states
Why it matters: The exemption survives, but the Finance Ministry is drafting its own bill and the SPD openly backs taxing crypto gains, keeping risk alive for German holders.
Source: CryptoTicker
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