German tax revenue up 8.2% in May

Germany's federal and state government tax revenue rose by 8.2% in May compared to the same month last year, driven by intra-year volatility and one-off effects.

Germany's ​federal and ​state ‌government tax revenue ​rose by 8.2% in May ‌compared with the same month a year ago, the finance ministry ‌said in its monthly ‌report on Tuesday. The increase in revenues is due to typical intra-year volatility ⁠and ​one-off ⁠effects, the report said.

More details from ⁠the report: ($1 = 0.8751 euros)