Association fees – the main political advocacy outlay
Active involvement in associations is the cornerstone of our political advocacy work. Accordingly, all the various membership fees (for umbrella/trade/industry associations) account for the majority of our outlay in this area. To make our involvement transparent, an overview of the main fees paid in the past three years is provided below.
Category
Institution
2020
2021
2022
Annual total monetary contributions / donations (in EUR)
Trade associations
< 5 000 000*)
< 5 000 000*)
< 5 000 000*)
Political parties
-
-
-
Largest single annual contributions (in EUR)
(Deutsche) Industrie und Handelskammer (IHK/DIHK)
896 506
2 278 611
2 608 477
Bundesverband der deutschen Industrie (BDI e.V.)
500 000
520 929
476 928
Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA)
400 410
400 407
400 407
Bitkom e.V.
360 000
343 085
368 284
* The above figures for contributions to trade associations mean “less than 5 million euros per year” (the actual values may vary from year to year; the value given is a rounded maximum value). Deutsche Telekom does not make contributions, grant advantages or give benefits of any kind, directly or indirectly, to political parties, political movements, or trade unions or their representatives or candidates, except as required by applicable laws and regulations.
Active involvement in associations is the cornerstone of our political advocacy work. Accordingly, all the various membership fees (for umbrella/trade/industry associations) account for the majority of our outlay in this area. To make our involvement transparent, an overview of the main fees paid in the past three years is provided below.
Annual total monetary contributions / donations (in EUR)
Trade associations
< 5 000 000*)
< 5 000 000*)
< 5 000 000*)
Political parties
-
-
-
Largest single annual contributions (in EUR)
(Deutsche) Industrie und Handelskammer (IHK/DIHK)
896 506
2 278 611
2 608 477
Bundesverband der deutschen Industrie (BDI e.V.)
500 000
520 929
476 928
Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA)
400 410
400 407
400 407
Bitkom e.V.
360 000
343 085
368 284
* The above figures for contributions to trade associations mean “less than 5 million euros per year” (the actual values may vary from year to year; the value given is a rounded maximum value). Deutsche Telekom does not make contributions, grant advantages or give benefits of any kind, directly or indirectly, to political parties, political movements, or trade unions or their representatives or candidates, except as required by applicable laws and regulations.
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