A Wealth Tax on the Rich to Bring Down Public Debt? Revenue and Distributional Effects of a Capital Levy
The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political agenda. We use survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and estimate the net wealth distribution at the very top, based on publicly available information about very rich Germans. Since net wealth is strongly concentrated, the capital levy could raise substantial revenue, even if relatively high personal allowances are granted. We also analyze the compliance and administrative costs of the capital levy
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2011
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Authors: | Bach, Stefan ; Beznoska, Martin ; Steiner, Viktor |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Vermögensteuer | Wealth tax | Verteilungswirkung | Distributional effect | Öffentliche Einnahmen | Public revenue | Vermögen | Wealth | Deutschland | Germany | Wirkungsanalyse | Impact assessment | Öffentliche Schulden | Public debt |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (24 p) |
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Series: | DIW Berlin Discussion Paper ; No. 1137 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments July 2011 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.1898550 [DOI] |
Classification: | H24 - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies ; D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; H22 - Incidence |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014179431