A History of Tax Legislation in the Federal Republic of Germany

This paper presents a historical account of legislated tax changes in the Federal Republic of Germany from 1964 to 2010, thus establishing a database appropriate for the macroeconometric analysis of the fiscal policy transmission mechanism. Ninety-five quantitatively important pieces of tax legislat...

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Udgivet i:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 11-2013)
Hovedforfatter: Uhl, Matthias
Format: Artikel
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2013
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Summary:This paper presents a historical account of legislated tax changes in the Federal Republic of Germany from 1964 to 2010, thus establishing a database appropriate for the macroeconometric analysis of the fiscal policy transmission mechanism. Ninety-five quantitatively important pieces of tax legislation are identified and characterized along several dimensions: Tax changes are classified as “endogenous” or “exogenous” with regard to current macroeconomic conditions, and their revenue impact and timing is reported. The evolution of tax acts is described, capturing changes in tax measures and associated revenue impacts over the whole legislative process. The exposition is also a comprehensive qualitative description of major tax changes and the motivation behind them over the last four decades.
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0174