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Religion

In ancient times, where the Church was closely linked to state or in some cases was the state is obliged to pay impuesos that were destined for churches. In what is now called "charity", formerly called as tithe or tax.

Now, with that of religious freedom and democracy, few governments collect taxes of this kind, but several European countries one way or another "advanced" than continue to claim a tax called "Church tax", which is addressed to the Churches .

In Germany, you're part of a religious group, both Catholic and Protestant costs should pay a tax Kirchensteuer call it, it is intended entirely to the representations of the Churches both Catholic and Protestant. This tax is based on the Constitution of Weimar in 1919 and the subsequent constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, and is charged based on current tax laws.

So how much is it? First, in Germany imposed a tax on income or Einkommensteuer according to the annual income the person has or marriage, ranging from 15% to 42% of annual income. And this tax are added others of a different nature and in value added tax (VAT) or Kirchensteuer Mehrwertsteuer and that is what interests us. The Kirchensteuer ranging from 8% to 9% of income tax.

With a little math, and assuming that the tax payable would be the lowest, I mean 15% end up paying something like 1.35% of your annual income asist every Sunday to church.

As additional data, 70% of the revenues of the churches is graicas the contributions of government. And according to an article in the NY Times, asegira that many Germans are no longer part of religious institutions that refuse to pay the tax.

I find it somewhat incongruous that a country with Germany priemer world, situations arise as they describe. But then, good or bad the Germans pay taxes and help their country. In Mexico we complain about paying tax for using our cars and polluting the environment. Although we observe that in Germany if taxes are used the most appropriate and are not lost out there in pockets of officials. But as commercial lady said, that's another story.

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