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Rundfunkbeitragsbefreiung: ineffizient, anreizfeindlich und ungerecht

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  • Holger Cischinsky
  • Joachim Kirchner

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In Germany, recipients of social assistance transfers and of long term unemployment benefits (Arbeitslosengeld II) are exempted from paying contributions to public service broadcasting. But this exemption brings about allocative inefficiencies by creating negative incentives for the recipients to avoid or to reduce the need for help and by causing needless administrative efforts. Furthermore, the exemption from payment of contributions is questionable with regard to distributional goals. It would therefore be better to raise benefits by the amount of the contribution to public service broadcasting and to cancel the exemption. Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

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  • Holger Cischinsky & Joachim Kirchner, 2014. "Rundfunkbeitragsbefreiung: ineffizient, anreizfeindlich und ungerecht," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 94(11), pages 829-835, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:wirtsc:v:94:y:2014:i:11:p:829-835
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-014-1754-y
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    Keywords

    H24; H31; H55;
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    JEL classification:

    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions

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