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Bullshit. 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 spa
by ulfw 3y ago
Bullshit. 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).