Revenue allocation
How are the revenues of the extractive industry allocated?
Trade tax, on the other hand, is purely a municipal tax. As the most important source of income of the communities, it is allocated to the individual municipalities in which the relevant operating facilities are situated. The Federal Government and the Federal States’ share in the revenues of the trade tax through a specific allocation and redistribution mechanism.
With regard to the revenues from extraction royalties, redistribution between the Federal Government and the Federal States also takes place. The revenues flow into inter-state financial equalisation. The Federal Government is entitled to the revenues from electricity and energy taxes.
To facilitate public access to information on the use of tax revenues, the BMF publishes information about the Federal Budget on the https://www.bundeshaushalt-info.de/ web platform. You can also visit the https://www.offenerhaushalt.de website for information on other budgets.
