The Abwrackprämie hardly loaded the national budget. Which was paid on the one side as premium, the value added tax rinsed according to “automobile week” again into the cashes.

The tax offices took German Kfz trade (ZDK) after computations of the central association more than four billion euros of the five billion euros paid for the Abwrackprämie over the value added tax again. With an average price of 12,000 euros gross flowed so per new vehicle 1,916 euros value added tax back. Everyone of the 300,000 premium-supported yearly cars to an average price of 16,500 euros gross provided even for 2,634 euros value added tax, so the umbrella organization of the Kfz trade.

In addition further public revenues would come, approximately by taxes for new motor vehicle insurances. Summary: The Abwrackprämie of five billion euros financed itself to a large extent.