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Government budget and revenue in Sonneberg (Thuringia, Germany): official figures

In 2023, Sonneberg recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €1,002, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 52nd lowest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €869.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,002
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€762
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€509
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€961
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€179
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
124.2
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Sonneberg?

The municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in Sonneberg was €762 in 2023, 45th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,080. That is up from €660 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Sonneberg collect?

In 2023, Sonneberg recorded a business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident of €509, compared with €669 in the median German district, which ranks it 86th lowest of 400 districts. It was €413 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Sonneberg have?

In 2023, Sonneberg recorded a municipal debt per resident of €961, compared with €1,114 in the median German district, which ranks it 173rd lowest of 400 districts. It was €773 in 2019.

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

Does Sonneberg have short-term cash loans?

The short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in Sonneberg was €179 in 2023, 117th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €23. It was €0 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 Sonneberg?

In 2023, Sonneberg had 124.2 municipal staff per 10,000 residents, compared with 162.5 in the median German district, which ranks it 60th lowest of 396 districts. It was 114.3 in 2019.

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

How Sonneberg compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Sonneberg ranks 349 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
346Rhein-Lahn-Kreis€1,077
347Zwickau€1,055
348Wartburgkreis€1,007
349Sonneberg€1,002
350Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,002
351Mittelsachsen€1,001
352Nordwestmecklenburg€999
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Sonneberg ranks 356 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
353Landkreis Rostock€778
354Zwickau€775
355Wartburgkreis€764
356Sonneberg€762
357Ludwigslust-Parchim€757
358Nordwestmecklenburg€753
359Mittelsachsen€752
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Sonneberg ranks 228 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
225Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt€968
226Jerichower Land€965
227Wittmund€962
228Sonneberg€961
229Aschaffenburg, Landkreis€955
230Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt€951
231Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald€950
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Sonneberg ranks 117 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
114Viersen€183
115Ravensburg€183
116Lichtenfels€182
117Sonneberg€179
118Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt€178
119Jerichower Land€174
120Freyung-Grafenau€169
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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