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Wirkungen der im Zuge der COVID-19-Krise reduzierten Mehrwertsteuersätze. Erfahrungswerte aus rezenten Reformen

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  • Simon Loretz
  • Oliver Fritz

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Als Teil der Hilfsmaßnahmen für die Bewältigung der COVID-19-Pandemie wurde u. a. die Mehrwertsteuer in der Gastronomie und Hotellerie temporär reduziert. Dieser Bericht untersucht diese Maßnahme auch im Vergleich mit rezenten Änderungen der Mehrwertsteuersätzen auf Hotelübernachtungen in Österreich. Eine europarechtliche Einschätzung der Maßnahmen findet einen Verstoß gegen geltendes EU-Recht, welcher aufgrund der befristeten Natur der Hilfsmaßnahme jedoch keine Konsequenzen mit sich bringen dürfte. Die empirische Untersuchung der rezenten Mehrwertsteueränderung auf Beherbergungsdienstleistungen zeigen eine stärkere Überwälzung der Steuererhöhung, im Vergleich zur nachfolgenden Steuersenkung. Solche Asymmetrien finden sich auch in der rezenten Literatur, wofür es allerdings nur kurzfristige theoretische Begründungen u. a. durch Kapazitätsbeschränkungen gibt. Für die aktuelle Mehrwertsteuersenkung findet sich kaum Evidenz für eine Überwälzung, da die Preissetzung im Tourismus stark durch Pandemie-bedingte Maßnahmen beeinflusst wird.

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  • Simon Loretz & Oliver Fritz, 2021. "Wirkungen der im Zuge der COVID-19-Krise reduzierten Mehrwertsteuersätze. Erfahrungswerte aus rezenten Reformen," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 67258, August.
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