Bach, Stefan - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 2 (2012) 8, pp. 3-11
distribution of wealth. Imposing such levies is not easy, however, since it involves valuation of assets and preventing tax … 000 euros for married couples) give a tax base of 92 percent of the GDP. A forced loan or a levy of, for example, ten … percent of this tax base could thus mobilize just over nine percent of the GDP-around 230 billion euros. This would affect the …