Das vorliegende Schwerpunktheft der WIFO-Monatsberichte zur Steuerreform 2015/16 befasst sich zum einen in vier Beiträgen mit unterschiedlichen Aspekten der Steuerreform, zum anderen in einem Debattenteil mit den Wirkungen der kalten Progression in der Lohn- und Einkommensteuer.

Real gross domestic product will expand by 2.2 percent per year during 2011-2015. The unemployment rate (according to the Public Employment Service Austria, AMS) will amount to 6.8 percent on average during 2011-2015. Due to increasing foreign and domestic labour supply labour market conditions...

Led by a dynamic export growth real GDP in Austria grew by 2 percent in 2010. Between 2011 until 2015 the Austrian economy is expected to grow by 2.2 percent. The annual growth rate of trend output will average at 1.7 percent in the forecast period, ¼ percentage point below the average of the...