GermanyAufgabe 35 · Politics in a democracy
How does the German state finance social insurance?
In the exam (German)
Womit finanziert der deutsche Staat die Sozialversicherung?
- awith church taxKirchensteuer
- bwith social security contributionsSozialabgabenCorrect answer
- cwith donationsSpendengeldern
- dwith club membership feesVereinsbeiträgen
Why?
Social insurance is financed mainly by social security contributions (Sozialabgaben): payments that employees and employers make every month. The employer deducts the employee's share directly from their wages. Church tax goes to the churches, not to social insurance.
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