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Germany’s High Court Grants Tax Benefits To Same-Sex Couples | Germany’s constitutional court has ruled that same-sex couples who have entered into “registered partnerships” are entitled to the exemption from the country’s land transfer tax just like straight married couples. Increasingly, Germany’s conservatives are arguing that long-term same-sex relationships exemplify conservative values, including members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union. Germany’s Free Democrat coalition has been arguing that same-sex partnerships should have all their taxes lowered to the level imposed on married families.