The association of humans and dogs is centuries old. dogs are considered to be one of the most loyal animals for humans. This is the reason that if you go to any country in the world, you will find people keeping dogs there. In a country like India, the trend of keeping dogs has increased in the last few years. This has been seen more especially in urban areas. However, there is no tax to be paid on keeping a dog in India. But if you live in the country we are talking about and want to keep a dog, then you will have to pay tax for it. The biggest thing is that the government of this country earns billions of rupees every year from the tax imposed on keeping a dog. Let us tell you about it in detail.
Where is tax imposed on keeping a dog?
The name of the country we are talking about is Germany. If people living in germany keep a dog, then they have to pay a tax to the government for it. This tax is called 'Hundestauer' in the local language. The biggest thing is that despite the tax, the number of dog owners in germany is increasing every year. Let us now know how much money the German government earns every year by dog owners.
How much money does the German government earn?
In the year 2023, the tax collected by the German government from dog owners was around 42.1 crore euros. If we convert it into indian rupees, then according to today's rate, it will be around Rs 38,25,50,07,000. At the same time, in the year 2022, the tax collected by the German government from dog owners was 41.4 crore euros. According to the DW report, between the years 2013 and 2023, there has been an increase of about 41 percent in the income from dog owners tax.
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