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> if you want to get out of it Note you're not just getting out of the tax, you're getting out of your church (or equivalent depending on religion). To take Ca
by mtmail 7y ago
> if you want to get out of it
Note you're not just getting out of the tax, you're getting out of your church (or equivalent depending on religion). To take Catholic Church for example you can no longer get married in a church, cannot get a church funeral, can't be the godfather of a child or such.
The 30 Euro is just burocracy since the decision gets notarised. Same cost if you get married, a little less to get proof of residency. It's not meant as deterrent.
Personally I'd prefer state and church to be more separate here, even if it means double bookkeeping and extra cost (the Churches would have to deal with all the monthly money transactions). But the Wikipedia article goes into the historical context and it's unlikely to go away soon.
- thecleaner 7y agoYes but people seem to have a religion other than Christianity. I guess the government is a bit unaware of the fact.
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- detaro 7y agoChurch tax is only collected if the matching religious group has asked the state to do so. Non-christian churches can do so too, and if you're not a member of any of these you don't pay church tax.
- leipert 7y agoFYI: The state keeps a percentage of the tax as an administrative fee as well. Each federal state apparently keeps 2 to 4.5% percent of the tax as an administration fee. So the state is basically the collector of said tax.