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That’s a tax that goes to the federal government only. It pays for federal roads (Autobahn and Bundesstraße) and badly at that - the latest numbers I could find

That’s a tax that goes to the federal government only. It pays for federal roads (Autobahn and Bundesstraße) and badly at that - the latest numbers I could find are for 2018 and there, expenses were above 10 billion euros. (1) State roads and roads in cities are paid from the states and the cities budget, the KFZ-Steuer does nothing to offset those - it’s all financed from other taxes and fees. (1) https://www.deutschlandinzahlen.de/tab/deutschland/infrastruktur/verkehr-und-transport/ausgaben-fuer-den-verkehr https://www.deutschlandinzahlen.de/tab/deutschland/infrastru...

sokoloff 5y ago
> It pays for federal roads (Autobahn and Bundesstraße) and badly at that If the tax brings in €9.4B and the expenses are €10B per year, that seems pretty balanced to me.
- Xylakant 5y ago
  The expenses for federal roads are about 1/2 or 1/3 of all road costs. City roads costs are a bit hard to come by, but are in the same ballpark as the Autobahn, and I could not find a good number for Landstraßen, which would be paid for by the states. It’s not balanced at all.
DocTomoe 5y ago
In Germany, there is no direct link of a tax and where that income is being used to - it all goes into a big tax pot, and everything is being paid out of that. What you mean is a "Gebühr" (roughly translated to "a fee"), which can be linked to a particular expense, but vehicle taxes and gas taxes are specifically NOT a Gebühr.
- Xylakant 5y ago
  I very much meant what I said: Taxes do not go into the same huge pot from which they are distributed some taxes go to the federal governments pot, others to the states, yet others to the city/local council (Einkommenssteuer and Gewerbesteuer for example). There is some redistribution happening, but it’s pretty specific (Länderfinanzausgleich, the federal government pays for some costs which are handled by the local governments). So while taxes are not bound to a purpose, but they are bound to the part of the government they go to: Federal taxes go to the Bundeshaushalt, which pays for the Bundesstraßen and Bundesautobahnen (hence the name) and since all other roads are not paid by the federal government - this they can’t be paid for by federal taxes (among them the KFZ-Steuer)

sokoloff 5y ago

> It pays for federal roads (Autobahn and Bundesstraße) and badly at that If the tax brings in €9.4B and the expenses are €10B per year, that seems pretty balanced to me.

Xylakant 5y ago
The expenses for federal roads are about 1/2 or 1/3 of all road costs. City roads costs are a bit hard to come by, but are in the same ballpark as the Autobahn, and I could not find a good number for Landstraßen, which would be paid for by the states. It’s not balanced at all.

DocTomoe 5y ago

In Germany, there is no direct link of a tax and where that income is being used to - it all goes into a big tax pot, and everything is being paid out of that. What you mean is a "Gebühr" (roughly translated to "a fee"), which can be linked to a particular expense, but vehicle taxes and gas taxes are specifically NOT a Gebühr.

Xylakant 5y ago
I very much meant what I said: Taxes do not go into the same huge pot from which they are distributed some taxes go to the federal governments pot, others to the states, yet others to the city/local council (Einkommenssteuer and Gewerbesteuer for example). There is some redistribution happening, but it’s pretty specific (Länderfinanzausgleich, the federal government pays for some costs which are handled by the local governments). So while taxes are not bound to a purpose, but they are bound to the part of the government they go to: Federal taxes go to the Bundeshaushalt, which pays for the Bundesstraßen and Bundesautobahnen (hence the name) and since all other roads are not paid by the federal government - this they can’t be paid for by federal taxes (among them the KFZ-Steuer)