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Government budget and revenue in Werra-Meißner-Kreis (Hesse, Germany): official figures

At €1,144 in 2023, the tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Werra-Meißner-Kreis ranked 74th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €1,446). In 2019 the figure was €930.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,144
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€855
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€419
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€2,675
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€15
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
163.7
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Werra-Meißner-Kreis?

At €855 in 2023, the municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in Werra-Meißner-Kreis ranked 76th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €1,080). It was €706 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Werra-Meißner-Kreis collect?

In 2023, Werra-Meißner-Kreis recorded a business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident of €419, compared with €669 in the median German district, which ranks it 40th lowest of 400 districts. It was €321 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Werra-Meißner-Kreis have?

The municipal debt per resident in Werra-Meißner-Kreis was €2,675 in 2023, 65th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,114. That is up from €2,564 in 2019.

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

Does Werra-Meißner-Kreis have short-term cash loans?

The short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in Werra-Meißner-Kreis was €15 in 2023, 178th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €23. In 2019 the figure was €46.

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

How many people work for the council in Werra-Meißner-Kreis?

At 163.7 in 2023, the number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in Werra-Meißner-Kreis ranked 190th highest of 396 German districts (district median 162.5). That is up from 142.6 in 2019.

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

How Werra-Meißner-Kreis compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Werra-Meißner-Kreis ranks 327 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
324Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,149
325Saarlouis€1,149
326Bad Kreuznach€1,145
327Werra-Meißner-Kreis€1,144
328Ilm-Kreis€1,128
329Northeim€1,128
330Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,127
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Werra-Meißner-Kreis ranks 325 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
322Schaumburg€862
323Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt€860
324St. Wendel€856
325Werra-Meißner-Kreis€855
326Donnersbergkreis€854
327Friesland (DE)€854
328Peine€846
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Werra-Meißner-Kreis ranks 65 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
62Osterholz€2,691
63München, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,685
64Vulkaneifel€2,683
65Werra-Meißner-Kreis€2,675
66Saarpfalz-Kreis€2,661
67Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt€2,652
68Alzey-Worms€2,650
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Werra-Meißner-Kreis ranks 223 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
220Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim€15
221Kassel, Landkreis€15
222Oberallgäu€15
223Werra-Meißner-Kreis€15
224Saalfeld-Rudolstadt€15
225Ammerland€13
226Leipzig€13
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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