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Contributor: Michael Thöne

Tax Expenditures Country Report: Germany

 Michael Thöne and Christian von Haldenwang | 8 October 2026
Fiscal, Discussion Notes | Tags: Germany, GTED, GTETI, Tax Expenditures
Tax expenditures (TEs) in Germany represent a significant portion of government spending, amounting to 1.7 percent of GDP in 2026. Over the last decade, revenue forgone reported by the German federal government has remained consistently below 2.0 percent of GDP ... ... continue reading

Michael Thöne

Michael Thöne is the managing director of the FiFo Institute for Public Economics at the University of Cologne. He has been working as a scientific policy advisor for more than 25 years –among others for ten federal ministries, numerous state governments, the Bundestag, state parliaments, municipal associations and municipalities, international governments, EU institutions, the OECD and the WTO. Michael studied economics and political science at the University of Cologne and at Trinity College, University of Dublin.
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