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Jungfrau Railways as a taxpayer
The success of Jungfraubahn Holding AG (Jungfrau Railways Group) also means annual tax revenues for the Jungfrau Region. In the financial year 2016, taxes amounted to CHF 7.9 million. Some CHF 2 million of this was comprised of communal and church taxes from the canton of Berne and over CHF 400,000 from the canton of Valais. The Jungfrau Railways Group makes annual tax payments to the following municipalities: Grindelwald, Gündlischwand, Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Lütschental, Unterseen, Wilderswil and Fieschertal (Valais canton).
| Federal taxes | in CHF | % |
|---|---|---|
| Berne canton taxes | 2,386,406 | 30.2% |
| Berne canton municipal and church taxes | 3,032,499 | 38.3% |
| Valais canton and municipal taxes | 2,050,225 | 25.9% |
| Total | 443,870 | 5.6% |
| Gesamttotal | 7,913,000 | 100.0% |