Germany Expects Stronger Tax Revenue in Boon for Next Leader

  • Income seen 35 billion euros higher on average through 2025
  • Scholz aiming to be sworn in as chancellor in early December
Olaf Scholz during a session at the Bundestag, on Nov. 11.Source: AFP
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Germany is poised to reap significantly more tax revenue than expected in a surprise windfall for chancellor-in-waiting Olaf Scholz and his prospective ruling coalition.

Tax income will be about 35 billion euros ($40 billion) higher on average through 2025 than forecast in May, according to the government’s latest estimates published Thursday in Berlin.