Since January 1, 2020, every sale through an electronic cash register in Germany must produce a receipt. Customers do not have to take it. The duty came with a law against the manipulation of cash registers. The bakers’ trade objected. Wir können auch nicht nachvollziehen, wie diese Angaben eine Kassenmanipulation verhindern oder erschweren sollen. We cannot see how these details are supposed to prevent or hinder manipulation. In 2025 the new governing coalition planned to abolish the duty. The tax officials’ union warned that giving up eine bewährte Kontrollmaßnahme, a proven control measure, would send a fatal signal. In July 2026 a Finance Ministry draft kept the duty to issue a receipt. From 2028 it is to be digital, and customers may still ask for paper.