On March 11, 2019, the Federal Council (Bundesrat) announced that it will vote on the Law on Tax and Further Accompanying Regulations on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union (Gesetz über steuerliche und weitere Begleitregelungen zum Austritt des Vereinigten Königreichs Großbritannien und Nordirland aus der Europäischen Union), also known as the Brexit Tax Accompanying Act (Brexit-Steuerbegleitgesetz – Brexit-StBG).