According to some critics, the austerity package passed on 7 June 2010 is a “social impertinence”, involving unrivalled “orgies of austerity at the expense of the poor”. The outrage campaigns and prot
Planned reforms of income tax and the “solidarity surcharge” in Germany differ wildly depending on which political camp they come from. By far the greatest variation is visible in the taxation of priv
"Bracket creep" is one of those dry topics that might well be of interest only to tax experts and economists. It refers to the increased tax burden that results when tax rates are not adjusted to refl
The responsibility for increasing taxes lies with the parliaments. Automatic tax increases are therefore undesirable, because they are beyond the democratic control of the opposition and the public. H