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In the heart of Germany, the city of Wuppertal has found itself in a bit of a financial conundrum regarding its property tax revenues for the year 2025. Here's a breakdown of the situation, based on the latest reports.
According to the city's budget, it had assumed that the revenue from property tax B would amount to 80.2 million euros in 2025, as per the old law. This budgeted figure has remained unchanged, despite a slight discrepancy with the actual revenue. The actual revenue from property tax B in Wuppertal for 2025 stands at 80.1 million euros, according to Bunte.
The city's adherence to revenue neutrality has been a point of contention. The city's explanation clarifies that the actual revenues confirm the adherence to revenue neutrality, but this does not seem to align with Bunte's understanding of the facts. The city's revenue neutrality does not guarantee the state's predicted property tax revenue for municipalities in 2025, nor does it correspond to Bunte's understanding of the property tax revenue situation in 2025.
The city council of Wuppertal had set a higher tax rate than the one calculated by the Ministry of Finance at the time, based on outdated data. However, no specific information is available regarding the calculations made by the city of Wuppertal at the time of the state's publication of lists for reporting purposes or how these calculations were reconciled with actual revenues.
The state government's response to the FDP parliamentary group's inquiry indicates that the state does not have the predicted property tax revenue for municipalities in 2025. Furthermore, the calculations made by the state for reporting purposes are not comprehensible in relation to the actual revenues, according to Bunte.
In light of these discrepancies, Bunte has expressed a wish for consultation before statements regarding Wuppertal's property tax revenues were published. The publication of such figures, they argue, is not comprehensible and does not correspond to the facts.
It's important to note that the city's revenue neutrality does not guarantee individual burden neutrality for those liable to pay. This means that while the city's overall revenue remains unchanged, the distribution of the tax burden among residents may not be evenly balanced.
As the situation unfolds, the city and the state continue to work towards reconciliation and transparency in their financial reporting. This is a developing story, and we will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
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