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Internationale Tendenzen und Potentiale der Vermoegensbesteuerung

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  • Jakob Kapeller

    (Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria)

  • Florian Springholz

    (Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria)

  • Bernhard Schuetz

    (Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz)

Abstract

Dieser Beitrag interessiert sich fuer die Entwicklung der Verteilung und das Potential der Besteuerung von Vermoegen und diskutiert diese Fragen mit Rueckgriff auf neuere Forschungsergebnisse. Dabei wird das gesellschaftspolitische Potential einer direkten Vermoegensbesteuerung vor dem Hintergrund steigender Vermoegensungleichheit ebenso diskutiert wie die zu erwartenden Aufkommen einer solchen direkten Vermoegensbesteuerung. Die Berechnung des Aufkommenspotentials erfolgt dabei anhand von verschiedenen hypothetischen Steuermodellen. In einem zweiten Schritt werden diese Ergebnisse mit den tatsaechlichen Tendenzen der Vermoegensbesteuerung innerhalb der OECD Laender kontrastiert. Hier zeigt sich, dass der Beitrag von vermoegensbezogenen Steuern (=Summe von Grund-, Erbschafts-, Schenkungs- und Nettovermoegenssteuern) am gesamten Steueraufkommen ueber die letzten Jahrzehnte zurueckgeht und in den meisten Laendern eher niedrig ausfaellt. Eine moegliche Erklaerung hierfuer liegt im auch steuerpolitisch gefuehrten Standortwettbewerb. Bemerkenswert ist dabei vor allem die Sonderrolle der Schweiz und Luxemburg, die im Vergleich zum OECD Durchschnitt um ein vielfaches hoeheres Aufkommen (relativ zum BIP) aus direkter Vermoegensbesteuerung lukrieren koennen.

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  • Jakob Kapeller & Florian Springholz & Bernhard Schuetz, 2016. "Internationale Tendenzen und Potentiale der Vermoegensbesteuerung," ICAE Working Papers 57, Johannes Kepler University, Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy.
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