Im Jahr 1997 trat New Labour im Vereinigten Königreich mit dem Versprechen an, eine neue Balance zwischen Eigenverantwortung und staatlicher Fürsorge zu schaffen. Eine Modernisierung des Steuer- und Transfersystems sollte sowohl die Arbeitsanreize verbessern und Erwerbschancen für jeden...

In this paper I will study in a comparative perspective how taxes, social transfers and tax expenditures effect the social policy goal of redistributing income. The following countries are included in the analysis: Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and United...

In this report, we analyze the Finnish R&D tax incentive scheme of the years 2013 and 2014. Under the scheme, firms were eligible for double corporate tax deduction incentive on labor expenses incurred for undertaking R&D activities. Our report consists of a literature review, an empirical...

The aim of this paper is to provide an introduction to the concept of user cost and its determinants. Particular attention is given to the influence of taxation. The concept of user cost relates to the rental, the rate of return to capital, that arises in a profit maximising situation in which...

Many countries with free trade zones or export processing zones now exempt from corporate income taxation the income of firms exporting from these areas. The WTO has attempted to eliminate this exemption through its rules to promote the non-discrimination of fiscal systems with respect to export...

Im Hinblick auf die Unternehmensbesteuerung führen zahlreiche der im Entwurf sowie im Umfeld des Steuervergünstigungsabbaugesetzes vorgesehenen Maßnahmen zu einer Schwächung der Investitionsbereitschaft, zu einer Verschlechterung der steuerlichen Standortbedingungen, zu einer weiteren...