Preparation of 'Mosque Tax' in Germany
In the same way, in the manner in which church tax is levied, it is being talked of taking mosque tax from Muslims. The government and progressive Muslim leaders have supported this idea. With this step the mosques will not be dependent on foreign aid. MPs of the ruling coalition of Germany have said that they are considering the mosque tax on German Muslims. Just like Christian churches pay tax. Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party MP Thorsten Fry told the German newspaper "De Welt" that mosque tax is an important step that would liberate Islam from outside countries in Germany.
In this way tax is taken from Catholics and Protestant Christians in Germany, which provides the necessary financial funds for the activities of the church. This tax is deposited by the government which is later handed over to the religious authorities. Like many other European countries such as Austria, Sweden and Italy, Church Tax is also used to fund the Catholic and Protestant institutions. However, it is also criticized by saying that why tax is charged to all Christians who believe in religious customs. Since this tax is deposited by the government, critics feel that the divide line between the government and the church is blurred.
There is no such system for the mosques in this way, due to which they depend on charity. Financial help from foreign organizations and governments also produces many concerns. Frequently questions arise that extremist ideology is being spread with the help of such help. In this regard, the name of the Turkish Islamic Union of active religious matters is taken specifically in Germany, which is directly related to the Turkish government. These officials estimate that there are 44 million to 47 Muslims living in Germany with population of more than eight million. In this figure, there are all people whose families are traditionally Muslim.
But the number of Muslim people who practice the religious customs can be far less than that. Backyard aims of MP of a SPD party in Germany's ruling coalition, agrees that the mosque tax will make Islam more self-sufficient in Germany. In this way of aims, chief of domestic policy related matters believes that this topic is "worth discussing". This Serenan, the founder of the Progressive Mosque in Berlin, agrees with this type of tax. He told De Welt, "Whatever future needs of the community, the community members will be able to pay them."
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