Revenue trends Federal revenue in the first half of 2017 stood at €156.2bn, up by 0.4% (€0.6bn) over the same period last year. This means that 49% of planned revenues for 2017 were generated during this period. Tax receipts rose by 3.7% on the year and thus recorded weaker growth than in the previous months. This can be attributed to the fact that €6.3bn worth of nuclear fuel duty had to be paid back to energy supply companies following the Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling of 13 April 2017 (official publication: 7 June 2017). The associated interest payments are not included in this figure. Other revenue was ... (full story)