Germany

German Bundestag

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Budget

Data on parliament’s budget role and activities

Parliamentary powers to amend the budget
Other

Notes: Generally, parliament has unrestricted power to amend the budget. However, it must regard Article 115 of the Constitution which states that revenues and expenditures shall, in principle, be balanced without revenue from credits. The principle shall be satisfied when revenue obtained by the borrowing of funds does not exceed 0.35 percent in relation to the nominal gross domestic product.

Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
No
Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
No information available
Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
18 Aug 2023
(2023)
Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
02 Feb 2024
(2023)
Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
168
(2023)
National currency
Euro (EUR)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
0.730
(2023)
State budget, per year
46,121,178,200 EUR
(2023)
State budget, per year in PPP
62,200,842,360
(2023)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No