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District levy; collection

The districts levy a district levy on their municipalities belonging to the district.

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Procedure details

The administrative districts levy a district levy on their municipalities belonging to the district. In this way, they pass on their requirements not covered by other income to the municipalities belonging to the district.

The basis for calculating the district levy is the levy base, which reflects the financial capacity of a municipality. These are calculated on the basis of the respective tax capacity figures of the municipalities belonging to the district as an indicator of their own tax strength and 80 percent of the key allocations received from the Free State of Bavaria by the municipalities belonging to the district in the previous year.

The district levy is set annually by the district council as a percentage of the levy base. It is levied in equal monthly installments on the municipalities belonging to the district as the parties liable for the levy. The levy rates may only be changed once in the current year. Any increase must be decided before June 1.

If the district levy has not yet been set at the beginning of the financial year, the district may levy provisional monthly installments in the amount of the last monthly installments levied in the previous financial year until the levy is set. Once the district levy has been set for the current year, these provisional payments are to be settled on the next due date.

The district levy is payable by the municipalities belonging to the district at one twelfth of its annual amount on the 25th of each month.

An increase in the levy rates must be approved by the district council before June 1.

Administrative court action

  • Municipal financial equalization; general information

    Municipal financial equalization covers a large part of the financial relationships between the Free State of Bavaria and its municipalities (municipalities, rural districts and districts) as well as between the municipalities themselves.

Status: 19.03.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat
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