Subsidies granted by the German federal government decreased in the 1998–2004 period. Since 2005, subsidies have … increased. The transfers to the compulsory health insurance system were raised by very large amounts. Moreover, the subsidies … for re-integrating the unemployed were raised. The results are based on a comprehensive definition of subsidies; tax …

Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat in der Vergangenheit Urteile zum föderalen Finanzausgleich in Deutschland gefällt …. Eine wichtige Frage war, welche Steuern Teil der Umverteilung im föderalen Finanzausgleich sein sollten. Das Gericht hat … berücksichtigt ist. Der Vergleich zeigt, dass die Spielapparatesteuer in den föderalen Finanzausgleich einbezogen werden sollte, da …

Subsidies granted by German states (Länder) and municipalities are substantial and amounted to more than € 70.6 bill …. in 2001. Thus, states' expenditures for subsidies exceeded half of total wage tax revenues (after deduction of child … allowances) in Germany or 3.4 per cent of German GDP. States’ subsidies are far from evenly distributed in regional and sectoral …