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

The tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Helmstedt was €1,113 in 2023, 65th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,446. It was €942 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,113
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€886
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€355
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€3,237
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€756
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
218.3
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Helmstedt?

At €886 in 2023, the municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in Helmstedt ranked 93rd lowest of 400 German districts (district median €1,080). In 2019 the figure was €765.

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

How much business tax does Helmstedt collect?

In 2023, Helmstedt recorded a business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident of €355, compared with €669 in the median German district, which ranks it 14th lowest of 400 districts. It was €261 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Helmstedt have?

At €3,237 in 2023, the municipal debt per resident in Helmstedt ranked 40th highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,114). That is up from €2,676 in 2019.

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

Does Helmstedt have short-term cash loans?

In 2023, Helmstedt recorded a short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident of €756, compared with €23 in the median German district, which ranks it 61st highest of 400 districts. It was €796 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 Helmstedt?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in Helmstedt was 218.3 in 2023, 58th highest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. It was 191.7 in 2019.

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

How Helmstedt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Helmstedt ranks 336 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
333Kaiserslautern, Landkreis€1,119
334Saalfeld-Rudolstadt€1,119
335Friesland (DE)€1,116
336Helmstedt€1,113
337Börde€1,107
338Sömmerda€1,105
339Schaumburg€1,098
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Helmstedt ranks 308 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
305Anhalt-Bitterfeld€891
306Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€887
307Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt€887
308Helmstedt€886
309Northeim€883
310Uckermark€878
311Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt€876
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Helmstedt ranks 40 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
37Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt€3,320
38Rhein-Sieg-Kreis€3,278
39Holzminden€3,276
40Helmstedt€3,237
41Trier-Saarburg€3,228
42Germersheim€3,175
43Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt€3,154
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Helmstedt ranks 61 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
58Vulkaneifel€798
59Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt€789
60Stendal€789
61Helmstedt€756
62Cochem-Zell€731
63Holzminden€717
64Saarpfalz-Kreis€689
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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