The paper seeks to find the impact of tax policy on income and wealth redistribution, as well as its effects on welfare …. Redistribution through transfers has a major contribution to reducing inequality and polarization of income. The fiscal reforms in … present-day circumstances imply as outcome the so called “tax uniformity”, embedding income redistribution through budgetary …

Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of … significantly and positively affects preferences for redistribution. On the other hand, living in an area where most citizens do not … stigmatize rent seeking, makes men more favourable to redistribution, which may be seen as a social equalizer in an unfair …

distribution of incomes. Whereas the supply of redistribution is relatively easy to determine, it is rather difficult to identify … the determinants of the citizens’ demand for redistribution. Most of the lit-erature concerning the individuals …’ preferences for redistribution relies on survey based analysis. A shortcoming of these studies is the failure of imposing a budget …

erstmals die Ergebnisse der Einkommensanalysen zur Verteilung und Umverteilung über alle Einkommensbereiche und dann für …