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What happens to my church tax?

First you have to say that the church tax is no tax in the strict sense, but the membership fee a faith community, which is levied by the state. The world is a pretty unique event. Only a few states know these rules. It also relates to the States with a predominantly Christian character, as the church tax is in the tradition of medieval church tithes. For collecting the church tax in Germany will receive the relevant federal countries have a small part as compensation.

It is a mistake to believe that the church tax would largely benefit charity. In the major Christian churches just 10 percent in favor to be used.

In the Catholic churches in the church 70 percent Fießer apparatus in the Protestant up to 80 percent. Both churches spend about the same for churches, again, only a small part in the conservation of heritage listed buildings. In addition to the church tax, the religious institutions will also receive from the public sector still subsidies in the billions .

rounded results in approximately the following distribution:

• Catholic Church:
  • personnel costs: about 60%
  • material costs, administration: around 10%
  • church buildings: approximately 10%
  • school and education: about 10%
  • social and charitable work: around 10%
  
  
• Evangelical Church:
  • personnel costs: about 70%
  • material costs, administration: around 10%
  • church buildings: approximately 10%
  • school, education, social and charitable work: around 10%