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Government budget and revenue in Emsland (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures

At €1,519 in 2023, the tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Emsland ranked 161st highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,446). It was €1,141 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,519
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,176
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€932
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€650
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€42
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
102.2
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Emsland?

At €1,176 in 2023, the municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in Emsland ranked 155th highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,080). It was €901 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Emsland collect?

At €932 in 2023, the business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in Emsland ranked 75th highest of 400 German districts (district median €669). In 2019 the figure was €631.

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

How much debt does Emsland have?

At €650 in 2023, the municipal debt per resident in Emsland ranked 100th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €1,114). That is up from €586 in 2019.

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

Does Emsland have short-term cash loans?

In 2023, Emsland recorded a short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident of €42, compared with €23 in the median German district, which ranks it 173rd highest of 400 districts. That is up from €13 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 Emsland?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in Emsland was 102.2 in 2023, 23rd lowest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. It was 88.1 in 2019.

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

How Emsland compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Emsland ranks 161 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
158Sigmaringen€1,521
159Herford€1,520
160Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,520
161Emsland€1,519
162Tübingen, Landkreis€1,519
163Roth€1,518
164Diepholz€1,514
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Emsland ranks 155 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
152Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,179
153Miltenberg€1,177
154Straubing-Bogen€1,176
155Emsland€1,176
156Deggendorf€1,175
157Göppingen€1,173
158Rhein-Erft-Kreis€1,172
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Emsland ranks 301 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
298Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt€652
299Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt€652
300Grafschaft Bentheim€651
301Emsland€650
302Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen€649
303Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€647
304Olpe€641
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Emsland ranks 173 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
170Potsdam-Mittelmark€46
171Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm€44
172Cloppenburg€42
173Emsland€42
174Rottweil€42
175Diepholz€41
176Gifhorn€39
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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