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Government budget and revenue in Harz (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany): official figures

The tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Harz was €890 in 2023, 12th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,446. It was €753 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€890
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€670
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€393
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€1,688
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€936
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
190.5
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Harz?

In 2023, Harz recorded a municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident of €670, compared with €1,080 in the median German district, which ranks it 8th lowest of 400 districts. It was €582 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Harz collect?

At €393 in 2023, the business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in Harz ranked 27th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €669). It was €293 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Harz have?

At €1,688 in 2023, the municipal debt per resident in Harz ranked 133rd highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,114). It was €1,604 in 2019.

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

Does Harz have short-term cash loans?

In 2023, Harz recorded a short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident of €936, compared with €23 in the median German district, which ranks it 48th highest of 400 districts. That is up from €777 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 Harz?

At 190.5 in 2023, the number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in Harz ranked 92nd highest of 396 German districts (district median 162.5). It was 182.8 in 2019.

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

How Harz compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Harz ranks 389 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
386Jerichower Land€892
387Kusel€891
388Altmarkkreis Salzwedel€890
389Harz€890
390Erzgebirgskreis€890
391Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge€881
392Gotha€879
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Harz ranks 393 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
390Nordhausen€677
391Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge€674
392Elbe-Elster€672
393Harz€670
394Greiz€666
395Hildburghausen€663
396Kyffhäuserkreis€655
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Harz ranks 133 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
130Wetteraukreis€1,728
131Cuxhaven€1,720
132Lichtenfels€1,696
133Harz€1,688
134Salzlandkreis€1,686
135Ebersberg€1,671
136Saarlouis€1,659
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Harz ranks 48 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
45Märkischer Kreis€958
46Siegen-Wittgenstein€950
47Salzlandkreis€946
48Harz€936
49Wesel€907
50Mayen-Koblenz€903
51Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt€889
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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