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2024 Budget Drivers vs Prior Estimates

GERMANY

The budget committee of the German parliament yesterday passed a 2024 draft budget, setting planned net borrowing at E39.0bln (+E22.5bln compared to earlier drafts from mid-October and +E11.6bln compared to 2023).

  • MNI estimates the net announced borrowing figures to amount broadly to 0.8-1.0% of 2024 nominal GDP, higher than the 0.35% debt brake allowance. However, higher net borrowing is permissible due to the allowance for the business cycle adjustment.
  • Tax income is projected at E377.6bln (+E2.3bln vs mid-Oct draft and +E21.5bln vs 2023), with the increase vs prior draft driven by the higher-than-planned raise of the CO2-price (govt. estimate +E1.3bln), the part removal of the tax concessions for agricultural diesel (MNI estimate +E180mln) and changes to air transport levies/taxes (govt. estimate of up to +E650mln).
  • Other revenues (incl. budget reserve withdrawals) are projected at E60.2bln (+E6.4bln vs mid-Oct draft and -E14.2bln vs 2023), with the increase vs prior draft driven by higher reserve withdrawals, the refinancing of the EU-plastics levy (govt. estimate +E1.4bln), and higher-than-expected fees from the "Wind Energy at Sea Act" (govt. estimate +E780mln).

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