The income budget

The income budget represents an assessment of the financial means at the German-speaking Community’s disposal for a fiscal year.

The following documents, which are related to the income budget, are submitted to the parliament:

• A normative or imperative part,
• A draft budget presenting an overview of the grants,
• General comments.

The incomes of the German-speaking Community are mainly composed of:

• The grant of the Federal State: a global amount transferred from the Federal State to the community every year. The grant of the federal State is adapted to
  - the fluctuation rate of the consumer price index;
  - the GNP increase and
  - the increase of the number of pupils.
  
• Grant in charge of the Walloon Region concerning the transfer of regional competencies;
• Incomes that do not come from taxes (interests from reserves, donations, bequests, etc);
• Possible loans;
• Possible taxation: In theory, the German-speaking Community has the right to levy taxes. In practice, this right is confined to matters for which no other institution has been appointed to carry out this task;
• Project-related subventions: the German-speaking Community can be subsidized by other bodies (e.g. by the European Community concerning Interreg) for some projects (e.g. measures promoting employment creation, international tourist infrastructure.);
• Incomes falling to funds (variable sums).