The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political...

The local business tax as the main revenue source of local governments in Germany has been under extensive debate for decades. Proposals for reform range from a broad tax base in the sense of an origin-based value-added tax to a pure profit tax that could be implemented as a surcharge on...

The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political...

Seit geraumer Zeit haben die Gemeinden mit erheblichen Finanzproblemen zu kämpfen. Allerdings kommt die chronische Unterfinanzierung der Kommunen weniger im Finanzierungssaldo zum Ausdruck als vielmehr im Verfall ihrer Investitionstätigkeit. Ein gewichtiger Grund hierfür ist die finanzielle...