Germany

The upkeep of public services requires the appropriation of according financial means. Their procurement also occurs in the Federal Republic of Germany primarily in the way of taxation, the levying of fees and dues, achieving acquisitions revenues, as well as the public debt, i.e. borrowing by public administrative units. Concerning the level of national economic activity, the amount of financial requirement of the public corporations results from the task differentiation between the public sector and private goods- and services production.