Measures on the revenue side of the budget could raise a total of between € 10 billion and 28 billion, of which € 2.4 billion would originate from taxes and levies and the rest would be privatisation proceeds. The first choice would be slashing tax exemptions: an increase of excises on the...

Measures targeted at the revenue side of the budget can contribute between € 10 and € 28 billion to the consolidation of public finances. This total amount could be reached without harming the economy via an increase of excise taxes, an enhanced taxation of wealth and the abolition of tax...