13h 5min, dec 31, 1779 y - Germany has a varied tax system,
with taxes imposed at the national,
state, and local levels. Because of
the generous system of social services,
tax rates on corporations, individuals,
and goods and services are all relatively
high in comparison with other countries.
Germany employs a system of tax equalization,
through which the revenues are distributed
from wealthier regions to less-prosperous ones.
After unification these transfers were resented
among many western Germans
