Tax revenue

Under tax revenue is defined as the sum of in a certain period in a certain region (municipality, state, federal ) received in public funds ( arisen ) taxes. This tax revenue transfers ( in addition to the borrowing ) at the largest part of the funding of the public sector. To total tax revenue in doing so have a few types of tax at a disproportionate rate. To account for more than two-thirds of the total tax revenue on income and sales tax.

Since the 1980s, the proportion of direct taxes ( eg income tax, corporation tax ) reduces the tax revenue and the share of indirect taxes (eg VAT) increased. Direct and indirect taxes currently contribute in roughly equal parts to the tax revenue. The following table shows the tax revenue in Germany broken down by types of taxes:

Total tax revenue in Germany

Until 1990, only the tax revenue of the FRG.

Tax revenue after tax types

Development of the Community tax revenue

Development of federal tax revenue

Remarks: a vehicle tax is a federal tax from July 2009. b 1987: 344 million Euro in 1992: 499 million euros