An analysis of the tax structure of other European countries shows that – mainly due to historical reasons – property taxes are fairly common. For instance, in Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain,…
In a current study, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim analysed the costs of an early phase-out of nuclear energy in Germany. The study showed that the amount of costs mainly depends on…
The innovation activities in the German manufacturing and mining industries have further increased. In 1997, the share of innovative companies among all businesses in this sector has reached a level of 66 per…
Innovation activities in Germany showed a generally stable trend in 1997. However, disparate developments are apparent in the individual sectors. Whereas in the modern services sectors – banks/insurances as…
The upswing in the business-related services sector, which had been on-going since mid-1996, has become weaker in the first quarter of 1999. The end of 1998 had already prefigured an economic slowdown. In the…
More than 60 per cent of new high-tech start-ups in Germany and Great Britain are active in the international arena already in their initial years of business. This is the result of a survey including 600…
For the second time in a row the economic situation has failed to improve for business-related service providers. Already since the third quarter of 1998, the business situation has remained at stalemate in the…
The draft legislation for the corporate tax reform for 1999, 2000 and 2002 is on the table. However, the measures already to be implemented in 1999 fall short of expectations. They are unlikely to provoke any…
Since the oil price is lower than it has been in a long time, many a company comes up with the idea to secure a favourable purchase price for oil for themselves on the long run by buying forward. However, there…
