Energy flat rate in September: net should be around 193 euros

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300 euros for free, 107 euros gone again: That much energy flat rate really goes into the account

Get 300 euros, at least 100 euros melted away: According to the Federal Ministry of Finance, an average of 193 euros remain net.

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07/10/2022, 10:24 am

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In September, the federal government takes around 14 billion euros into its own hands and pays every employee 300 euros – gross. The Federal Ministry of Finance calculated how much of this ends up in the wallet on average.

According to the Federal Ministry of Finance, an average of 193 euros net of the 300 euros energy flat rate will reach the employees. This emerges from a response from the ministry to a request from the left-wing faction, as reported by the newspapers of the Funke media group on Sunday. The energy allowance for employees subject to income tax is paid out in September. According to the Ministry of Finance, the range of deductions is between zero and 142.42 euros, depending on salary.

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Around 107 euros go back to the tax office

The Federal Ministry of Finance refers to data from the Federal Statistical Office for the calculation, as reported by the Funke newspapers. According to this, the gross annual income for full-time employees was 54,304 euros last year. “Assuming no further deductions, in this average case there would be a deduction of 107 euros on the energy price flat rate,” says the answer to the left-wing request.

According to the Ministry of Finance, the costs of providing the 300 euros per person would amount to 13.8 billion euros. However, since 3.4 billion euros would be withheld again through wage tax, income tax and the solidarity surcharge, the balance of the reduced tax revenue would be around 10.4 billion euros. These would be divided between the federal and state governments, each with 4.4 billion euros, and the municipalities with around 1.6 billion euros.

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