BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – In most cases, tenants should no longer pay the climate tax on heating costs alone in the future. Instead, their landlords should take over part of the so-called CO2 price – depending on how climate-friendly their house is. Economics Minister Robert Habeck, Construction Minister Klara Geywitz and Justice Minister Marco Buschmann agreed on a phased model, as their ministries announced on Sunday in Berlin. Only tenants in very well insulated houses should therefore still bear the surcharge in full themselves.
The new regulation is to apply from 2023 – six months later than the SPD, Greens and FDP had planned in the coalition agreement. Next, the plans go to the cabinet and then to the Bundestag./tam/DP/nas