The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Tantric massage subject to sex tax - court Tantric massages provide sexual pleasure and are subject to the same tax levied on brothels and swinger clubs in a German city, a court ruled on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140721/court-rules-sex-tax-applies-to-tantric-massage-germany Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:52:00 +0200 court-rules-sex-tax-applies-to-tantric-massage-germany Court mulls sex tax for tantra massage A German court is busying itself with the question of whether a full-body tantra massage constitutes a sexual service and is therefore taxable. https://www.thelocal.de/20140703/german-court-tantra-massage-sex-tax Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:32:00 +0200 german-court-tantra-massage-sex-tax Dr. Dot: Building an empire one massage at a time The Local's series "Making it in Germany" presents Dot Stein, the Berlin-based masseuse to the stars and saucy sex columnist better known as Dr. Dot. https://www.thelocal.de/20100309/25767 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:24:00 +0100 25767