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Die fiskalische Bilanz eines Kindes im deutschen Steuer- und Sozialsystem

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  • Martin Werding
  • Herbert Hofmann

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Der deutsche Staat gibt viel Geld für Kinder aus, indem er sich vor allem auf dem Wege der Familien- und Bildungspolitik an den finanziellen Lasten der Erziehung beteiligt. Er holt sich jedoch um einiges mehr von ihnen zurück, wenn die Kinder im weiteren Verlauf ihres Lebens Steuern und Sozialbeiträge entrichten. Der Staatshaushalt, einschließlich der Sozialversicherungen, erweist sich bei genauerem Hinsehen als ein Umlagesystem, das vorrangig durch Steuern und Beiträge von Personen im Erwerbsalter finanziert wird und daraus laufende Leistungen an Personen aller Altersstufen gewährt. Welchen lebenslangen Nettoeffekt dieses System aus der Sicht eines einzelnen Individuums hat, ist dabei a priori unklar. Das ifo Institut hat im Auftrag der Robert Bosch Stiftung umfassende Berechnungen zu den fiskalischen Effekten angestellt, welche die Geburt eines Kindes unter Berücksichtigung möglichst aller relevanten Einnahmen- und Ausgabenströme im gegenwärtigen deutschen Steuer- und Sozialsystem auslöst. Die Resultate zeigen, dass ein heute geborenes Kind, das hinsichtlich seines Erwerbsverhaltens, seines Einkommens und zahlreicher weiterer Merkmale als durchschnittlich anzusehen ist, unter den Rahmenbedingungen des gegenwärtigen deutschen Steuer- und Sozialsystems erhebliche fiskalische Vorteile für den Staat erzeugt. Über seinen gesamten Lebenszyklus und unter Berücksichtigung der Effekte aller von ihm im Durchschnitt zu erwartenden Nachkommen belaufen sich diese insgesamt auf rund 76 900 €.

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  • Martin Werding & Herbert Hofmann, 2006. "Die fiskalische Bilanz eines Kindes im deutschen Steuer- und Sozialsystem," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 59(02), pages 28-36, January.
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    Keywords

    Demographie; Geburtenrate; Steuersystem; Finanzpolitik; Sozialversicherung; Kinder; Familienpolitik; Deutschland;
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    JEL classification:

    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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