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Government budget and revenue in Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures

In 2023, the city of Braunschweig recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €1,820, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 65th highest of 400 districts. It was €1,441 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,820
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,273
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€945
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€2,308
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€0
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
152.8
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Braunschweig?

In 2023, the city of Braunschweig recorded a municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident of €1,273, compared with €1,080 in the median German district, which ranks it 111th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €1,045.

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

How much business tax does Braunschweig collect?

The business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in the city of Braunschweig was €945 in 2023, 72nd highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €669. It was €615 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Braunschweig have?

The municipal debt per resident in the city of Braunschweig was €2,308 in 2023, 88th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,114. In 2019 the figure was €565.

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

Does Braunschweig 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 Braunschweig ranked 97th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €23). It was also €0 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 Braunschweig?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in the city of Braunschweig was 152.8 in 2023, 161st lowest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. That is up from 142.3 in 2019.

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

How Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 65 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
62Rhein-Kreis Neuss€1,849
63Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,835
64Rastatt€1,827
65Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,820
66Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,813
67Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,801
68Landsberg am Lech€1,796
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 111 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
108Rhein-Kreis Neuss€1,279
109Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,274
110Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis€1,274
111Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,273
112Birkenfeld€1,272
113Aichach-Friedberg€1,270
114Groß-Gerau€1,268
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 88 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
85Cochem-Zell€2,380
86Märkischer Kreis€2,379
87Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,352
88Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,308
89Schaumburg€2,303
90Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,282
91Dithmarschen€2,274
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 308 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
305Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
306Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
307Hamburg€0
308Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
309Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
310Rotenburg (Wümme)€0
311Verden€0
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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