time: 13.02.2026

SPD's New 'Health Tax' Proposal: Taxing Rent & Capital Gains for German Health Insurance Without an Income Ceiling

13.02.2026 Insure2000 Editorial Team

The German SPD party proposes a new 'health tax' on rental income and capital gains to fund public health and long-term care insurance, eliminating the income contribution ceiling. This could raise €36.7 billion but faces major opposition. Understand the plan's impact, comparing it to US healthcare funding debates around Medicare and private insurance taxes.…