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Setting minimum tax rates is a well discussed way of mitigating pressure from tax competition. This paper investigates which motives shape the support for a minimum corporate tax among politicians. We make use of a unique data base: a survey among members of the European parliament. Our results...
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period of intensifying competitive pressure in Europe. Extending the Zodrow-Mieszkowski model by decision-makers who have …
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Does globalization restrict the leeway for national budgetary policy? With the help of cluster and discriminant … dimensions are included in the analysis: tax structure, expenditure structure, public debt and budget size. Globalization as a … globalization does indeed matter for government budgets. However, substantial room for an individual national policy particularly in …
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Europe since 1980, we find evidence suggesting that the position in terms of the tax burden imposed on corporate income …
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Corporate tax levels have fallen substantially in Europe during the last decades. A broad literature has identified tax … whether the decline in corporate tax levels in Europe is mainly driven by tax competition between EU member states or by … evidence for tax competition within Europe, whereas there is no robust evidence that European countries compete with countries …
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Tax competition arguments suggest that governements that operate in an open economy (such as local governments) should not and will not rely on non-benefit taxes, such as the income tax. Yet we observe reliance on income taxes by local governments in many countries, and such reliance changes...
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Das Steuersenkungsgesetz stellt das größte Reformvorhaben auf dem Gebiet der direkten Steuern in Deutschland seit der Einführung des körperschaftsteuerlichen Anrechnungssystems zum 1.1.1977 dar. Vorgesehen sind eine Änderung des Steuersystems, eine Verringerung der Steuersätze sowie eine...
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In this paper we present a computer-based model (so-called European Tax Analyzer) for the international computation and comparison of company tax burdens. The methodology follows the forward-looking concepts for the measurement of effective average tax rates (EATR) on the basis of a model-firm....
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The process of globalization has an important impact on national tax policies. Most of the literature on taxation of …
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The article assesses the impact of a Common Corporate Tax Base (CCTB) as promoted by the European Commission and the related Working Groups on the effective tax burdens of companies in all 27 EU member states. The results shall help to evaluate the economic consequences of introducing a...
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