Some numbers in the political sphere seem to be chosen rather arbitrarily. One example might be the rule set out by the Second Senate of the German Federal Constitutional Court in 1995 that the overall tax load on assets must be limited to 50% of the yield on those assets. This rule was...

Some numbers in the political sphere seem to be chosen rather arbitrarily. One example might be the rule set out by the Second Senate of the German Federal Constitutional Court in 1995 that the overall tax load on assets must be limited to 50% of the yield on those assets. This rule was...

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...

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...

With the current high inflation, bracket creep is back on the agenda. The federal government has introduced a bill to compensate for this effect, among other things, by shifting income tax brackets. In the debate on bracket creep, the point of reference is very important. Results differ greatly...

Die Forderung nach einem Abbau der sogenannten kalten Progression im Einkommensteuertarif ist zu einem Dauerbrenner in der steuer- und finanzpolitischen Reformdebatte geworden. Doch womit wird diese Forderung eigentlich begründet? Welche Belastungen gehen tatsächlich von der kalten Progression...

Die Forderung nach einem Abbau der sogenannten kalten Progression im Einkommensteuertarif ist zu einem Dauerbrenner in der steuer- und finanzpolitischen Reformdebatte geworden. Doch womit wird diese Forderung eigentlich begründet? Welche Belastungen gehen tatsächlich von der kalten Progression...

With the current high inflation, bracket creep is back on the agenda. The federal government has introduced a bill to compensate for this effect, among other things, by shifting income tax brackets. In the debate on bracket creep, the point of reference is very important. Results differ greatly...