Press release No. 132 of 3 April 2023
WIESBADEN – The municipalities and associations of municipalities (excluding city states) in Germany showed a financial surplus of just under 2.6 billion euros in 2022. In 2021, the surplus achieved by the municipalities totalled 4.6 billion euros. Based on results of quarterly cash statistics, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that there were again higher tax revenues along with strongly rising personnel and non-personnel expenditures.
