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Kurzexpertise zu Abgabensystem und Ausgabenstrukturen im internationalen Vergleich. Ausgangssituation und Reformbedarf

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  • Hans Pitlik
  • Margit Schratzenstaller

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Die vorliegende Kurzstudie gibt erstens einen Überblick über den Status quo des österreichischen Abgabensystems im internationalen Vergleich. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt dabei auf der Abgabenlast auf Arbeit und ihrer längerfristigen Entwicklung aus Sicht von Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmern sowie Unternehmen. Auf der Grundlage der solchermaßen aufbereiteten Ausgangssituation werden kurz die Reformnotwendigkeiten im österreichischen Abgabensystem identifiziert. So wird eine Ausgangsbasis für die Ableitung und Bewertung von Reformoptionen geschaffen. Zweitens werden durch einen internationalen Vergleich der funktionalen staatlichen Ausgabenstrukturen mögliche Ansatzpunkte für eine ausgabenbasierte Gegenfinanzierung ausgelotet. Die Identifikation von Einsparungs- und Umstrukturierungspotentialen bei öffentlichen Ausgaben zur Rückgewinnung finanzieller Handlungsspielräume ist ein zentraler Erfolgsfaktor für die Finanz- und Steuerpolitik. Ein "Ausgaben-Benchmarking" geschieht besonders im Lichte der Überlegungen zu einer wachstumsfreundlichen und nachhaltigen Ausrichtung der öffentlichen Finanzen.

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  • Hans Pitlik & Margit Schratzenstaller, 2022. "Kurzexpertise zu Abgabensystem und Ausgabenstrukturen im internationalen Vergleich. Ausgangssituation und Reformbedarf," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 67988, January.
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