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Die Zukunft der Schuldenbremse nach der Pandemie: Einsichten aus einer Befragung aller 16 Landesparlamente

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  • Blesse Sebastian

    (ZEW MannheimUnternehmensbesteuerung und Öffentliche FinanzwirtschaftPostfach 103443, 68034MannheimDeutschland)

  • Heinemann Friedrich

    (ZEW MannheimUnternehmensbesteuerung und Öffentliche FinanzwirtschaftPostfach 103443, 68034MannheimDeutschland)

  • Janeba Eckhard

    (Universität MannheimAbteilung für VolkswirtschaftslehreMannheimDeutschland)

  • Nover Justus

    (ZEW MannheimUnternehmensbesteuerung und Öffentliche FinanzwirtschaftMannheimDeutschland)

Abstract

The German constitutional fiscal rule (the „debt brake“) is increasingly subject to a reform debate that has intensified with the fiscal fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. This article presents survey evidence from the German state parliaments on views and preferences for the future of Germany’s fiscal rule. The survey among all 16 state parliaments was conducted between May and July 2020 with a participation of almost 30 per cent of all state parliamentarians. The results indicate that the debt brake still enjoys a large general support from more than two thirds of the parliamentarians. However, a reform in the direction of an investment clause is increasingly popular, much more than a clause that would support debt-financed climate policy measures.

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  • Blesse Sebastian & Heinemann Friedrich & Janeba Eckhard & Nover Justus, 2021. "Die Zukunft der Schuldenbremse nach der Pandemie: Einsichten aus einer Befragung aller 16 Landesparlamente," Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 70(1), pages 81-97, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:lus:zwipol:v:70:y:2021:i:1:p:81-97:n:8
    DOI: 10.1515/zfwp-2021-2045
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    1. Blesse, Sebastian & Nover, Justus, 2022. "Morgen, morgen, nur nicht heute!: Wie die Deutschen ihren Blick auf öffentliche Haushaltsdisziplin ändern," ZEW Expert Briefs 22-01, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    2. Markus Eller & Branimir Jovanovic & Thomas Scheiber, 2021. "What do people in CESEE think about public debt?," Focus on European Economic Integration, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank), issue Q3/21, pages 35-58.

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    Keywords

    Budget deficits; debt brake; credibility; survey; fiscal rules; Budgetdefizite; Schuldenbremse; Glaubwürdigkeit; Umfrage; fiskalische Regeln;
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    JEL classification:

    • H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt
    • H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations

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