The extent and the structure of subsidies (including tax concessions) in the Federal Republic of Germany are analyzed. Subsidies per unit value added increased significantly after German reunification and declined only moderately in 1995. Nevertheless, the subsidies (comprehensively defined)...

Eine Steuerreform in Deutschland wird sowohl von Seiten der Wissenschaft als auch von Parteien vorgeschlagen. Mithilfe einer Fortschreibung der Ergebnisse der Lohnsteuerstatistik 1998 werden die finanziellen Auswirkungen der Einführung alternativer Steuertarife (u.a. der von F. Merz, H. O....

The stance of fiscal policy in Germany changed in the course of 1999. Government expenditures were cut, significant tax reductions are intended. Fiscal policy fosters the growth of the economy. However, the tax cuts are by far not as large as is often argued; the plan to reform profit taxation...

Tax reform is a permanent topic of the economic policy debate in Germany. The paper presents a radical reform proposal (as well as a survey of other proposals) and describes some steps towards the realization of the proposal. The tax system proposed mainly consists of a value added tax, a flat...