In this paper, we disentangle tax revenue forecast errors into influences stemming from wrong macroeconomic assumptions and false predictions of the elasticities linking the tax base to its corresponding tax type. Across six tax types and the overall tax sum for Germany, we find a heterogeneous...

This paper attempts to extend the theoretical and empirical methodology employed in previous literature, by proposing a utility maximization process to estimate the optimal tax revenue from a sample of 30 countries. It is shown that an optimal tax system is defined solely by two crucial...

Die Steuereinnahmen werden nach der Prognose des Arbeitskreises Steuerschätzungen in den kommenden Jahren kontinuierlich steigen und im Jahr 2018 das 2012 erzielte Aufkommen um 131,5 Mrd. Euro übertreffen. Die Steuerquote wird vor allem aufgrund infl ations- und progressionsbedingter...

Der Aufschwung in Deutschland lässt auch die Steuereinnahmen deutlich steigen. Im Durchschnitt der Jahre 2014-2018 werden die Steuereinnahmen jährlich um 3,8 % zunehmen. Im Jahr 2018 ergibt sich damit gegenüber der Schätzung des Arbeitskreises "Steuerschätzungen" vom November 2013 ein...

In the present paper I examine tax revenue projections in Germany over the period 1968 to 2012 with a focus on forecasting rationality. I show that tax revenue forecasts for the medium-term are upward biased. Overoptimistic revenue projections are particularly pronounced after the German...

Solid budgets serve as important quality signals for the electorate. Politicians might therefore face an incentive to influence tax revenue forecasts, which are widely regarded as a key element for budget setups. Looking at the time period from 1996 to 2012, in this study we systematically...