Tax revenue Cash tax revenue by type of tax after tax redistribution

Cash tax revenue by type of tax, after tax redistribution, EUR million
Type of tax201920202021

1: Amounts of own resource based on gross national income at market prices (marginal lending rate).

2: Until 2020: Consolidation assistance.

3: From 2020 onwards, the Land share of the trade tax apportionment is also shown for Berlin.

- = No figures or magnitude zero.

Tax revenue, total799,390739,992831,843
EU own resources, total30,92132,79138,222
Customs duties5,0854,7035,122
VAT-based own resource2,5202,4734,416
GNI-based own resource 123,31725,61628,683
Tax revenue of the Federation329,052283,115313,667
Federal taxes109,548105,63298,171
Wage tax and assessed income tax (42.5%)120,433114,014123,568
Non-assessed taxes on yields and corporation tax (50%)27,74922,88334,759
Final withholding tax (44% / including former interest withholding tax)2,2642,9764,413
Taxes on turnover (2019: 48.90 %, 2020: 43.01 %, 2021: 45.11 %)118,94494,391113,125
Trade tax apportionment1,9471,5742,051
Allocations for public short-distance passenger transport– 8,651– 11,457– 9,458
Supplementary federal grants– 7,555– 8,751– 10,071
Compensation for transfer of motor vehicle tax– 8,992– 8,992– 8,992
Budget rehabilitation assistance 2– 800– 1,067– 800
VAT-based own resource– 2,520– 2,473– 4,416
GNI-based own resource 1– 23,317– 25,616– 28,683
Tax revenue of the Länder324,517316,331355,088
Land taxes25,85027,77531,613
Wage tax and assessed income tax (42.5%)120,433114,014123,568
Non-assessed taxes on yields and corporation tax (50%)27,74922,88334,759
Final withholding tax (44% / including former interest withholding tax)2,2642,9764,413
Taxes on turnover (2019: 47.71 %, 2020: 47.71 %, 2021: 51.24 %)116,056116,037128,515
Trade tax apportionment2,7532,2252,900
Increased trade tax apportionment3,414156– 0
Allocations for public short-distance passenger transport8,65111,4579,458
Supplementary federal grants7,5558,75110,071
Compensation for transfer of motor vehicle tax8,9928,9928,992
Budget rehabilitation assistance 28001,067800
Tax revenue of the municipalities/associations of municipalities114,899107,755124,865
Trade tax (gross)55,41945,29561,103
Trade tax apportionment (expenditure) 3– 8,165– 4,066– 5,174
Trade tax (net)47,25441,22955,929
Municipalities' share of wage and assessed income tax and final withholding tax43,22041,47343,830
Municipalities' share of turnover tax8,2919,0359,022
Other municipal taxes16,13416,01816,084
Shares of:
City states10,5779,38811,511
Municipalities/associations of municipalities104,32298,367113,355
Towns not attached to an administrative district34,93831,77438,078
Municipalities attached to an administrative district, total69,49066,72475,422
with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants22,29921,70924,206
with 10,000 inhabitants or more47,19145,01551,215
Rural districts and Bezirksverbände (associations of districts)– 106– 130– 145
Items relevant for redistribution:– 45,954– 52,911– 52,915
Tax-deductible children's allowance paid by employers to their employees– 3,709– 3,424– 2,123
Children's allowance from family benefits offices– 38,772– 45,721– 47,650
Old-age provision– 2,438– 2,321– 2,217
Reimbursements from the Federal Central Tax Office
- assessed income tax
0- – 4
Reimbursements from the Federal Central Tax Office
- non-assessed taxes on yields
– 1,035– 1,445– 921
Reimbursements from the Federal Central Tax Office
- corporation tax
- - -
EU withholding tax on interest payments1- -

As at 17 May 2022

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