German tax rates 2004:

• Income tax: Progressive tax rate 16 % to 45 %

        45 % starts at a taxable income of € 52.152

         General free amount € 7.664

• Corporate income tax: 25 %

• Solidarity tax: 5.5 % on income tax/corporate income tax

• Trade tax: regional different, average rate: 16,67 %

• Value added tax: 7 % (reduced), 16 % (general)

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