There is often a gap between the prescriptions of an optimal tax system and actual tax systems, some of which can be neither efficient economically nor efficient at redistributing income. With a focus on personal income taxes, this paper reviews the political economics literature on tax systems...

"Designed to support specific groups and fields, tax expenditures are rapidly expanding, independently from direct expenditures with identical policy goals. However, without an integrated monitoring process, the interconnection between the two can sometimes weaken the goals they both seek. As...

Die oben erwähnte Studie der EU-Kommission (vom 23. Oktober 2001) stellt eine Strategie dar, durch welche die grenzüberschreitende Unternehmenstätigkeit effizienter und reibungsloser funktionieren soll. Diese Strategie basiert auf der Schaffung einer konsolidierten...