Pandemic in Germany - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 19 Nov 2020 02:44:18 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Pandemic in Germany - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 German church tax income plummets during pandemic https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/11/19/german-church-tax-income/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 06:55:25 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=132459 The Catholic and Evangelical churches in Germany are set to lose around €1 billion ($1.18 billion) in taxes paid by the faithful in 2020, according to a report published in Welt am Sonntag on Sunday. According to estimations, both churches can expect to see an average fall of around 8% in their incomes, double the Read more

German church tax income plummets during pandemic... Read more]]> The Catholic and Evangelical churches in Germany are set to lose around €1 billion ($1.18 billion) in taxes paid by the faithful in 2020, according to a report published in Welt am Sonntag on Sunday.

According to estimations, both churches can expect to see an average fall of around 8% in their incomes, double the loss seen during the 2009 financial crisis.

The two religious bodies will likely receive a combined maximum of €11.69 billion in 2020 in comparison to the €12.71 billion received in 2019 — which broke down to €6.76 billion for the Catholic Church and €5.95 billion for the Evangelical Church.

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