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

The tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Wittenberg was €966 in 2023, 31st lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,446. That is up from €809 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€966
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€742
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€511
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€1,617
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€833
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
180.0
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Wittenberg?

The municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in Wittenberg was €742 in 2023, 37th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,080. It was €631 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Wittenberg collect?

The business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in Wittenberg was €511 in 2023, 89th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €669. That is up from €380 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Wittenberg have?

In 2023, Wittenberg recorded a municipal debt per resident of €1,617, compared with €1,114 in the median German district, which ranks it 138th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €1,802.

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

Does Wittenberg have short-term cash loans?

At €833 in 2023, the short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in Wittenberg ranked 54th highest of 400 German districts (district median €23). It was €1,124 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 Wittenberg?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in Wittenberg was 180.0 in 2023, 132nd highest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. In 2019 the figure was 165.3.

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

How Wittenberg compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Wittenberg ranks 370 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
367Schmalkalden-Meiningen€978
368Landkreis Rostock€974
369Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt€972
370Wittenberg€966
371Vorpommern-Rügen€963
372Vogtlandkreis€958
373Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis€956
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Wittenberg ranks 364 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
361Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt€750
362Saale-Holzland-Kreis€746
363Schmalkalden-Meiningen€743
364Wittenberg€742
365Bautzen€741
366Nordsachsen€741
367Lüchow-Dannenberg€740
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Wittenberg ranks 138 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
135Ebersberg€1,671
136Saarlouis€1,659
137Amberg-Sulzbach€1,658
138Wittenberg€1,617
139Heidelberg, Stadtkreis€1,616
140Göttingen€1,614
141Mannheim, Stadtkreis€1,597
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Wittenberg ranks 54 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
51Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt€889
52Rhein-Sieg-Kreis€849
53Altenkirchen (Westerwald)€842
54Wittenberg€833
55Neuwied€830
56Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt€825
57Ahrweiler€800
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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