Tax revenues in Germany climbed in May 2026. According to the monthly report for June, published by the Federal Ministry of Finance on Tuesday morning, revenues rose by 8.2 percent compared to the same month last year.
The sharp increase in tax intake was primarily driven by shared taxes. Revenues from these taxes soared by a vigorous 9.9 percent in May 2026 over the previous year. The Ministry of Finance attributed this increase not only to typical inter-annual fluctuations but also to one-off effects, noting that all types of shared taxes recorded revenue growth.
Federal taxes saw a slight uplift of 0.9 percent in the reporting month compared to May 2025. This growth was mainly attributed to higher revenues from the solidarity surcharge, resulting from an increase in its assessment bases. Additionally, the income from insurance tax and electricity tax among the major federal taxes also increased.
Conversely, revenue streams from car tax and tobacco tax were lower than they had been in May 2025. A slight decrease was also observed in income generated by energy taxes. Specifically, revenues from other energy taxes, which predominantly relate to fuel taxation, fell by nearly four percent. Since the energy tax base is tied to consumed quantities, this decline indicates a reduction in consumption.
On the state level, revenues increased by 5.8 percent compared to the previous year. While the inheritance tax recorded a noticeable rise in revenue, the amount collected from land acquisition tax was lower than it had been in May 2025.
