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The photo shows Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser, Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann and State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs Anja Hajduk at a press conference.

The Federal Government agrees on a security package Greater security for Germany

The Federal Government has agreed on a package of measures for improving the security situation in Germany. These will make it easier to carry out deportations and strengthen authorities in their fight against violent Islamism, as well as further tightening weapons legislation.

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Solidarity surcharge

The solidarity surcharge (Solidaritätszuschlag) is a surcharge on income tax and corporation tax, introduced to meet the costs of German unification. The surcharge is currently 5.5 percent.

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