Curbing the Fiscal Drag — A Provisional Assessment

Abstract It took decades of political discussion for lawmakers to begin adjusting the income tax tariff for inflation in order to curb the fiscal drag. Since 2016, the fiscal drag has been reduced by almost € 32 billion according to our estimates. That is certainly a substantial amount given the low...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthias Warneke
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Springer 2021-06-01
Series:Wirtschaftsdienst
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-021-2945-y