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Government budget and revenue in Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt (Hesse, Germany): official figures

In 2023, the city of Kassel recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €1,748, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 81st highest of 400 districts. That is up from €1,467 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,748
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,248
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€900
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€2,383
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€0
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
335.4
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Kassel?

In 2023, the city of Kassel recorded a municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident of €1,248, compared with €1,080 in the median German district, which ranks it 120th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €1,041.

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

How much business tax does Kassel collect?

At €900 in 2023, the business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in the city of Kassel ranked 87th highest of 400 German districts (district median €669). That is up from €741 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Kassel have?

In 2023, the city of Kassel recorded a municipal debt per resident of €2,383, compared with €1,114 in the median German district, which ranks it 84th highest of 400 districts. It was €2,813 in 2019.

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

Does Kassel have short-term cash loans?

The short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in the city of Kassel was €0 in 2023, 97th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €23. It was €32 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 Kassel?

In 2023, the city of Kassel had 335.4 municipal staff per 10,000 residents, compared with 162.5 in the median German district, which ranks it 9th highest of 396 districts. That is up from 275.1 in 2019.

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

How Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 81 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
78Siegen-Wittgenstein€1,759
79Nordfriesland€1,757
80Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,755
81Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,748
82Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,735
83Rems-Murr-Kreis€1,729
84Berlin€1,723
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 120 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
117Neuburg-Schrobenhausen€1,255
118Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,251
119Augsburg, Landkreis€1,248
120Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,248
121Garmisch-Partenkirchen€1,246
122Lahn-Dill-Kreis€1,245
123Sigmaringen€1,244
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 84 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
81Unna€2,436
82Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,431
83Herford€2,384
84Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,383
85Cochem-Zell€2,380
86Märkischer Kreis€2,379
87Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,352
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 326 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
323Offenbach, Landkreis€0
324Lahn-Dill-Kreis€0
325Marburg-Biedenkopf€0
326Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
327Fulda€0
328Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
329Stuttgart, Stadtkreis€0
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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