In his first speech to Congress, US President Donald Trump outlined the key aspects of his government programme. Professor Friedrich Heinemann, head of the Research Department "Corporate Taxation and Public…
The US Federal Reserve System (Fed) left its key interest rate unchanged, in a range of 0.50 percent to 0.75 per cent, in its most recent policy meeting. In December 2016, the US central bank had raised its…
The US Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by 0.25 per cent, to a range of 0.5 to 0.75 per cent. Professor Friedrich Heinemann, head of the "Corporate Taxation and Public Finance" Research Department…
Yesterday, the federal government published its "Old-Age Security Report 2016". According to the report, it is crucial that people in Germany make additional private retirement provision for old age, since the…
According to data released today by Eurostat, the European Statistical Office, the number of information and communication technologies (ICT) specialists in the EU rose by almost 1.5 million people in the…
After a lengthy political dispute over a required reform of the German inheritance tax system, the mediation committee of the Federal Government and the Länder has reached a compromise. Professor Christoph…
