Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the municipalities could invoke municipal autonomy when deciding on the insurer's subjective liability for ground tax.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. St. Gallen law leaves no relatively significant decision-making freedom to the municipalities on whether ground tax must be levied from a given taxpayer.
Extrahierte Begründung
The cantonal rules uniformly define tax object, taxpayer and tax base; municipalities merely set the rate within narrow limits. That is insufficient for protected autonomy in this area.