The most prominent and debated issues in the negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the EU for the period 2014-2020 were the overall budget volume, the structure of expenditures and the continuation of the rebates for (some) net contributor countries. However, the system of...

This paper concentrates on international fiscal competition for internationally mobile direct investment. We differentiate between multinational enterprises whose direct investments are internationally mobile and domestic enterprises whose investment activities are limited to their country of...

WWWforEurope has developed a comprehensive strategy to set Europe on a path to a socio-ecological transition. The strategy begins by renouncing the long-established concept of using GDP growth figures as the benchmark for economic and societal progress. In contrast, it sets “well-being in a...

Sustainability-oriented tax-based own resources would do more than just help to close the existing sustainability gaps in EU taxation. Member States primarily consider their individual net positions, i.e. the difference between their payments into the EU budget and the transfers they receive out...

Seit langem hat es keine umfassende Reform im deutschen Steuersystem gegeben. Vor der Bundestagswahl und angesichts deutlicher und wohl auch längerfristiger gesamtstaatlicher Überschüsse werden zunehmend Vorschläge zur Entlastung der Steuerzahler gemacht. Dabei sind viele Aspekte zu...

Verschiedene politische Parteien fordern, die Abgeltungsteuer abzuschaffen - selbst Bundesfinanzminister Schäuble scheint dies zu erwägen. Ursprünglich sollte sie dazu dienen, Steuerflucht weniger attraktiv zu machen. Nachdem aber die OECD-Länder Informationen über Kapitaleinkünfte...

The increase of wealth inequality in many EU countries has spurred interest in wealth taxation. While taxes on wealth for a long time have played only a marginal role in the public finance and taxation literature, more recently a variety of arguments are brought forward in favour of (higher)...

Abstract EU taxes play a key role in political and economic discussions about the future of the EU own resource system, and their desirability can vary accordingly. It is therefore essential to clearly articulate the goals which are to be achieved by the introduction of this new financing tool....