Arbeitspapier

A Wealth Tax on the Rich to Bring down Public Debt? Revenue and Distributional Effects of a Capital Levy

The idea of higher wealth taxes to finance the mounting public debt in the wake of the financial crises is gaining ground in several OECD countries. We evaluate the revenue and distributional effects of a one-time capital levy on personal net wealth that is currently on the German political agenda. We use survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and estimate the net wealth distribution at the very top, based on publicly available information about very rich Germans. Since net wealth is strongly concentrated, the capital levy could raise substantial revenue, even if relatively high personal allowances are granted. We also analyze the compliance and administrative costs of the capital levy.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; No. 397

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies; includes inheritance and gift taxes
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
Taxation and Subsidies: Incidence
Thema
Capital levy
wealth distribution
microsimulation
Vermögensteuer
Vermögen
Wirkungsanalyse
Öffentliche Einnahmen
Verteilungswirkung
Mikrosimulation
Deutschland

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Bach, Stefan
Beznoska, Martin
Steiner, Viktor
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(wo)
Berlin
(wann)
2011

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Bach, Stefan
  • Beznoska, Martin
  • Steiner, Viktor
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Entstanden

  • 2011

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