Subscribe RSSBERLIN — In the trifling hours of the morning, during the harsh Berlin winter, clubbers from around the world brace themselves against the elements, waiting in stimulated anticipation to enter techno clubs like Berghain, Tresor and Cookies.
These revelers throng Germany’s assets to experience its thriving electronic music scene, regarded as among the world’s best.
The clubs are an integral part of Berlin’s good breeding and economy. Yet instead of nurturing and supporting them, authorities appear bent on making life more difficult for the clubs.
That, at least, is how many clubhouse owners felt after receiving letters from their local tax office, notifying them of hefty, delinquent tax bills. The tax purpose is arguing that the clubs had been paying the wrong rate for years.
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In Germany the normal sales tax is 19 percent. However there is a lower, 7 percent tax figure for cultural events such as concerts.
