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die Pauschale (-n)  flat rate; mileage allowance (Kilometerpauschale)

Die Pauschale soll nach den Plänen der SPD ab 2008 wieder vom ersten Kilometer an gelten.
According to the SPD's plans, beginning in 2008 the [commuter] mileage allowance should again apply from the first kilometer.

Related: pauschal (adj/adv) sweeping, overall; across-the-board; flat-rate, all-inclusive (fin.), pauschalieren to lump (everything) together, pauschalisieren to over-simplify, generalize, der Pauschalpreis all-inclusive price, flat-rate price, die Pauschalreise package tour, die Pendlerpauschale commuter mileage allowance (for tax deduction)

Note: In German commerce and advertising, the word Pauschaltarif / -preis has been replaced by the Denglish term die Flatrate (-s). See the Denglisch Dictionary for more.

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