US EditionStrong Blow for the State Budget: Germany's Deficit Greater than Expected
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The Federal Government, Länder and municipalities spent almost 120 billion euros more last year than they took. The Federal Statistical Office had expected a better balance sheet.
Despite growing revenues from taxes and social contributions, the German state recorded a financing deficit of 119.1 billion euros in 2025 – thus the hole in the state budget is even greater than feared. Last year alone, the current tax revenues rose by 3.5 percent to fabulous 1031.5 billion euros. The following article first appeared in the German Curier: Although the German state took the record amount of more than one trillion euros in taxes …
The holes in the German state budget are larger than planned. The correction from Wiesbaden indicates more. The federal government, Länder, municipalities and social security funds slide deeper into the minus.
A comparatively strong growth in the final quarter last year brought the German economy the first increase since 2022. However, the holes in the state budget 2025 are larger than initially assumed.
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Mittelstand CafeFederal Statistical Office [Newsroom]WIESBADEN (ots) - According to provisional calculations, the government deficit in 2025 was 119.1 billion euros. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the government deficit was 3.9 billion euros higher than in the ... Read more...Original content of: Federal Statistical Office, news transmitted by currently
The German budget deficit is growing. Currently, it stands at €120 billion. This is more than the federal government had anticipated. But that's not all. As German media admit, the debt will continue to grow. This is another year in which Germany has spent more than it earns. It's no wonder they're staying away from loans under the SAFE program. But will the arms contracts with the Polish government, which uses loans from this program, help them?
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