Trade tax in Kusterdingen is increasing: What does that mean for citizens?

Trade tax in Kusterdingen is increasing: What does that mean for citizens?

Kusterdingen, Deutschland - in Kusterdingen is a decisive tax adjustment that was decided in the last council meeting. The rate for trade tax is to be increased from 410 to 420 points. This means that companies in the community will have to pay more taxes in the future. Mayor Jürgen Soltau made it clear that the income of the community should remain stable and the tax burden is thus designed to be new. In return, the property tax rate B was reduced from originally 186 to 180 to cushion the financial effects. This was decided unanimously after the discussion about the tax adjustment was postponed in the previous session, as the GEA reported.

detailed tax overview for Reutlingen

But the tax adjustments not only affect Kusterdingen: the property tax is also regulated in Reutlingen. From 2025, the property tax for a condominium with € 33 sqm is comparatively € 101.92, based on a land standard value of € 680.00. A tax of € 1,217.12 is due for a single -family house with 637 sqm plot of land. These figures illustrate the financial burdens that owners can expect in the future, supported by the figures that were published on Grundstein

The increase in trade tax in Kusterdingen and the adjustments to the property tax in Reutlingen are in the context of a common commercial area, which illustrates the financial interdependencies between the two municipalities. While Kusterdingen tries to distribute the tax burden fairly, it remains to be seen how these measures will influence the local economy and the citizens in everyday life.