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

At €1,219 in 2023, the tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Görlitz ranked 103rd lowest of 400 German districts (district median €1,446). It was €721 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,219
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€833
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€807
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€816
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€252
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
174.1
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Görlitz?

The municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in Görlitz was €833 in 2023, 67th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,080. In 2019 the figure was €541.

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

How much business tax does Görlitz collect?

At €807 in 2023, the business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in Görlitz ranked 126th highest of 400 German districts (district median €669). That is up from €310 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Görlitz have?

The municipal debt per resident in Görlitz was €816 in 2023, 142nd lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,114. It was €811 in 2019.

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

Does Görlitz have short-term cash loans?

In 2023, Görlitz recorded a short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident of €252, compared with €23 in the median German district, which ranks it 102nd highest of 400 districts. It was €134 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 Görlitz?

At 174.1 in 2023, the number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in Görlitz ranked 153rd highest of 396 German districts (district median 162.5). That is up from 160.6 in 2019.

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

How Görlitz compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Görlitz ranks 298 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
295Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt€1,229
296Heidekreis€1,221
297Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,220
298Görlitz€1,219
299Anhalt-Bitterfeld€1,217
300Haßberge€1,217
301Amberg-Sulzbach€1,217
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Görlitz ranks 334 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
331Saarlouis€842
332Rhein-Lahn-Kreis€841
333Saalfeld-Rudolstadt€837
334Görlitz€833
335Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt€833
336Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm€833
337Recklinghausen€832
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Görlitz ranks 259 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
256Reutlingen€831
257Warendorf€829
258Mainz-Bingen€817
259Görlitz€816
260Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis€816
261Dillingen a.d. Donau€812
262Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt€804
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Görlitz ranks 102 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
99Euskirchen€271
100Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt€264
101Südliche Weinstraße€256
102Görlitz€252
103Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt€252
104Soest€241
105Hameln-Pyrmont€239
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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