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| About 70 % of ] revenues do come from ''church tax''. This is about 8 500 000 000 ] |
About 70 % of ] revenues do come from ''church tax''. This is about 8 500 000 000 ] (in ]). | ||
| ] (1919, article 137) and ] (1949, article 140) are the |
] (1919, article 137) and ] (1949, article 140) are the basis for this practise. | ||
| A taxpayer will pay additionally between 8 % ] and 9 % (rest of the country) of his ] to the church he or she belongs to. | A taxpayer, wether ] or ] will pay additionally between 8 % ] and 9 % (rest of the country) of his ] to the church he or she belongs to. | ||
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Church tax is a tax imposed on Christians in Germany, Sweden and some parts of Switzerland.
Germany
About 70 % of church revenues do come from church tax. This is about 8 500 000 000 EUR (in 2002).
Weimar Constitution (1919, article 137) and Grundgesetz (1949, article 140) are the basis for this practise.
A taxpayer, wether Roman Catholic or Protestant will pay additionally between 8 % Bavaria and 9 % (rest of the country) of his income tax to the church he or she belongs to.
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