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Sadly it is illegal in Germany to have a tax for a specific thing. So that’s that. But then there is GEZ which is basically the same thing just for TV :shrug:
by roboben 3y ago
Sadly it is illegal in Germany to have a tax for a specific thing. So that’s that. But then there is GEZ which is basically the same thing just for TV :shrug:
- wolfi1 3y agoGEZ? Germany doesn't have the GEZ anymore. and why is it illegal in Germany to have a tax for a specific thing? they still have the "Soli"
- taejo 3y agoBut the fee that the GEZ used to collect (the Rundfunkbeitrag) does still exist and that's what a lot of people call it even the entity that collects it has a different name now, which doesn't make a difference to its effect. I believe there are taxes in Germany that are zweckgebunden (legally bound to be used for a particular purpose), but the Soli isn't one: there were political justifications for its introduction, but it goes into the general fund and the government doesn't have to use it for those purposes.
- ulfw 3y agoBullshit. They tax anything and everything in Germany. There's taxes on insurance, taxes on tobacco, taxes on fuel... As a random example here is a tax for sparkling wines. No, not import custom fees. A tax. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schaumweinsteuer https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schaumweinsteuer
- Mesopropithecus 3y agoI assume the previous poster meant that you can't tie specific taxes to specific spending buckets in Germany.
- germanier 3y agoBut you can (and there are many), it's just called "Beitrag" instead of "Steuer" with the only difference being exactly the binding to a purpose.
- pimlottc 3y agoI don't speak German but the tax you linked appears a tax that is /collected/ on a certain item (sparkling wine). The GP was talking about a tax whose /revenues are spent/ on a specific thing (transit).