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Government budget and revenue in Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt (Brandenburg, Germany): official figures

The tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in the city of Cottbus was €1,240 in 2023, 112th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,446. It was €891 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,240
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€924
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€628
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€273
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€0
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
201.0
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Cottbus?

The municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in the city of Cottbus was €924 in 2023, 106th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,080. It was €699 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How much business tax does Cottbus collect?

In 2023, the city of Cottbus recorded a business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident of €628, compared with €669 in the median German district, which ranks it 175th lowest of 400 districts. That is up from €304 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How much debt does Cottbus have?

In 2023, the city of Cottbus recorded a municipal debt per resident of €273, compared with €1,114 in the median German district, which ranks it 24th lowest of 400 districts. That is down from €2,127 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Does Cottbus have short-term cash loans?

At €0 in 2023, the short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in the city of Cottbus ranked 97th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €23). It was €1,983 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How many people work for the council in Cottbus?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in the city of Cottbus was 201.0 in 2023, 74th highest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. It was 174.6 in 2019.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 289 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
286Steinburg€1,251
287Höxter€1,251
288Odenwaldkreis€1,251
289Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,240
290Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,239
291Hof, Landkreis€1,238
292Holzminden€1,237
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 295 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
292Euskirchen€941
293Heidekreis€931
294Düren€924
295Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt€924
296Goslar€923
297Osterholz€921
298Uelzen€919
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 377 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
374Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt€300
375Oldenburg, Landkreis€285
376Oberhavel€281
377Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt€273
378Dahme-Spreewald€267
379Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt€264
380Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt€261
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 382 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
379Lindau (Bodensee)€0
380Berlin€0
381Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
382Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
383Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt€0
384Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
385Barnim€0
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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