Having had little time to absorb the economic and social shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union is confronted with staggering increases in the cost of living. While household burdens vary significantly across and within countries, most European countries are struggling to cushion the...

Seit zehn Jahren berichtet die Bundesregierung regelmäßig über die Höhe des von der Einkommensteuer zu verschonenden Existenzminimums. Dabei geht es um die verfasssungsrechtliche Koppelung zwischen Sozialhilferecht und Steuerrecht sowie die Entwicklung der steuerfrei zu stellenden Beträge....

In its coalition agreement, the German government proposes a reorganisation of the rules of earned income to be considered as a means test of basic income. In doing so, it takes up a frequently voiced criticism of the design of the basic income support for job-seekers under Book II of the Social...