The average tax rate, including the now semi-defunct solidarity surcharge, has declined since 1995, for almost all of the income class. The internal calculations of the Federal Ministry of Finance, from which the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" quotes.

Therefore, a Single without a child suffered with a taxable annual income of € 30,000 in 1995, a tax rate of 25.6 percent. In the past year, only 18.6 per cent were due. In the same period, the tax decreased load for year income between € 50,000 and € 70,000 to six and seven percentage points. Content check: The gross-to-net calculator 2020 As much net High income is left for them by the gross

relieved Particularly strong taxpayers were relieved however with a very high salary of 200,000 euros in the year and more. Your tax rate was 50.7 percent, it is now only 39.7 percent.

This is mainly due to the tax reforms of the red-green Federal government under Gerhard Schröder. She had lowered the top tax rate in the year 2000, from 53 to 42 percent. Tax relief for all the ever-increasing exemption amount, as well as the struggle of the government against the cold Progression. Nevertheless, the revenues of the state are on the rise. This is mainly due to the rising wages.

At the same time, all citizens will pay more in social insurance. Here, the contribution measurement limit is increasing for years. While it was in the year 1995 for health insurance at 35.893 Euro (West), workers will have to pay in the year 2019 up to an income of 54.450 Euro Fund contributions. Also, the contribution rate has risen since 1995 to 1.2 percentage points to 7.8 percent on average. In addition, nursing - and pension insurance have been steadily more expensive.

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