Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia continue to benefit from the financial equalization of the federal states. Last year, Saxony received around 3.5 billion euros, Thuringia around 2.2 billion euros and Saxony-Anhalt around 1.9 billion euros. This is the result of an initial calculation by the Bavarian Ministry of Finance, which is available to the German Press Agency. Compared with figures from the Federal Ministry of Finance for 2024, these are increases for all three states.
In total, the federal state financial equalization increased to around 20 billion euros last year. Bavaria was once again by far the largest contributor with almost 60 percent - around 11.7 billion euros. According to the calculations, more than 14 billion euros went to East Germany and Berlin.
In addition to Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hesse made the largest payments as donor states - around four billion euros each, with Hamburg contributing around 330 million euros as the fourth contributor. The four donor states are offset by twelve recipient states, of which Berlin receives the largest share with around 4.2 billion euros.
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