Big revenue for City of Cologne/Germany introduced from new 'Sex Tax'

[GeorgeTH]

Originally posted by Useless Warrior
Is prostitution legal in Köln? In all of Germany? [...] I'm a big fan of prostitution.

Of course prostitution is legal in Germany - though restricted to certain areas (e.g. not in residential suburbs)!
Cologne is actually probably more restrictive than other cities (after all: it has a catholic bishop well known for being conservative even in the context of the Vatican!); there aren't many obvious street hookers in Cologne, but there's a city owned brothel in an ugly brick box outside the city limits (near the fruit and vegie wholesale markets); the building and area is probably as stimulating as a WWII bunker.
This tax was only applied to privately owned clubs and bars.

[you're so lucky that I used to have a business in Cologne, and still have many friends there - otherwise I couldn't answer in such detail...]