How to deal with increasing property tax burden?

Social security is only partially paid through taxes, but rather through social contributions, which now make up a good 40% of wages.

And when I look around the world, we are actually still doing very well. But unfortunately, that is currently changing because we are allowing ourselves a social hammock that we can actually no longer afford. If you are honest, we have been living off the substance for 20, 25 years, we really do not have any new viable industries...

And when I look out into the world, we are actually still doing very well. But unfortunately, that is currently changing because we are allowing ourselves a social hammock that we really can no longer afford.

I look more at the other end. According to the Bundesbank, the wealth of private households increased by €136 billion in the second quarter of 2024 alone. With 42 million households, that would be just over €1,000 per month. Guess how few private households that is spread across? In my view, we are supporting too many very rich people with very high wealth gains.

On Saturday, the letter from the [Gemeinde] was in our mailbox. Property tax is increasing for us from €240 to €360 per year. Well then...

By the way, we have the highest tax revenue of all time.

Property tax for us increases from €240 to €360/year.

For us, it is such that this tax, like others, such recurring costs are paid unemotionally and immediately. That's just how it is and we see it this way:

Option 2: not worry about the lack of changeability and simply pay

Which federal state?

That is the crucial question; the federal states were able to set their own regulations for the new property tax.
In BW only the standard land value x plot size counts.
As a result, living in a desirable location (= high standard land value) on a large plot becomes more expensive and vice versa.
There will be a steering effect that in metropolitan areas you have to pay more for the luxury of a "garden around the house."
Living on less land becomes cheaper.

Personally, I am also not thrilled that our property tax is increasing by 50% (the notice arrived yesterday), but I can understand it and find it sensible because plots/housing are scarce here and prices/rents keep rising.
The increase does not really hurt us at the moment; hopefully, we will benefit from the increased standard land value when we sell, when we are old and gray and no longer manage the garden and our children do not live nearby to look after us daily and take over such tasks and hope to be able to inherit the house after our passing
(is that model still around apart from the nobility, where the family seat of the house has to be passed down?)

Anyone who still owns a really large plot may need to consider allowing densification, which will lower the property tax again.
For our tenants in the condominium, it will be cheaper, however.