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Steuerfuss

English translation: (applicable) tax rate

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German term or phrase:Steuerfuss
English translation:(applicable) tax rate
Entered by: Alexander Schleber (X)

09:39 Aug 23, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs
German term or phrase: Steuerfuss
From a prospectus on the City of Winterthur.
"Die **Steuerfüsse** 2007 für Winterthur betragen:
• Staatssteuer (Kanton Zürich): 100%
• Gemeindesteuer: 123%
• Reformierte Kirchensteuer: 14%
• Römisch-Kath. Kirchensteuer: 16%
• Christkath. Kirchensteuer: 14%"
Leander1
Switzerland
Local time: 17:45
(applicable) tax rate
Explanation:
That should be it.
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Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 17:45
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Tank you.
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4 +2(applicable) tax rate
Alexander Schleber (X)
2tax pillar
Susan Zimmer


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(applicable) tax rate


Explanation:
That should be it.

Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Tank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RobinB: Exactly. This is a weird Swiss term used in Swiss municipal taxes, if I recall correctly. The Steuerfuss is basically the "multiplier", similar to the way that GewSt is computed in Germany.
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agree  lisa23: jawohl
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tax pillar


Explanation:
I think the author is trying to bring across the variety of taxes in a more eloquent way...

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The book demonstrates how demography and globalization are teaming up to downscale the size of the welfare state and change its various tax pillars. ...

http://books.google.com/books?id=byIfX-fbQVEC&pg=PP11&lpg=PP...

Susan Zimmer
United States
Local time: 11:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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