Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance has sent its draft bill on the taxation of crypto assets into interdepartmental consultation. For the first time the paper states what the plan is meant to raise: 160 million euros from 2028, rising to around 350 million euros a year by 2031. On the morning of the same day, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil presented a budget to the Bundestag with 555.4 billion euros in spending and 118.7 billion euros in new borrowing. Put the two figures side by side and you have the real news in this draft.
Germany Crypto Tax: 160 Million for a 555bn Budget
CryptoTicker reports that Germany’s crypto tax revenue totals €160 million against a federal budget of €555 billion. The comparison highlights crypto tax receipts as a very small share of overall government spending.
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Sep 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM UTC · 9 min de lecture
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- Germany’s reported crypto tax revenue is €160 million.
- Germany’s budget is cited at €555 billion.
- The figures suggest crypto tax receipts are minor relative to the total budget.
We covered the substance of the draft when the cutoff date became known: as the draft stands, crypto assets acquired up to December 31, 2026 stay under today's rules with a one-year holding period. The details are in our article on the cutoff date and grandfathering. This piece takes on the number that has been added since, and places it in the budget it is meant to serve.
What the crypto tax draft bill says
| Item | Draft bill of the Federal Ministry of Finance |
|---|---|
| Taxation | investment income, flat withholding tax of 25 percent plus solidarity surcharge |
| Cutoff date | acquisition after December 31, 2026 |
| Existing holdings | no retroactive inclusion |
| Entry into force | January 1, 2027 |
| Tax withheld at source | from January 1, 2028 |
| Loss offsetting | possible against shares and other securities |
| Favourability check | yes, where the personal tax rate is below 25 percent |
| Exempt amount | saver's allowance of 1,000 euros |
| Staking and lending | treated as investment income |
| Expected revenue | 160 million euros from 2028, around 350 million euros by 2031 |
The explanatory memorandum says crypto assets “increasingly represent a possible form of private capital investment and are acquired and disposed of on a growing market”. Ministry sources describe the intention like this: it is unfair for earned income and capital income to be taxed while gains on crypto assets remain largely untaxed.
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