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Eine Analyse zur Einkommensteuerbelastung und Wirkung der kalten Progression der vergangenen 20 Jahre in Deutschland

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  • Hechtner, Frank
  • Massarrat-Mashhadi, Nima
  • Sielaff, Christian

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Der vorliegende Beitrag widmet sich der Einkommensteuerbelastung und den Effekten aus der (kalten) Progression der letzten 20 Jahre in Deutschland. Die aktuelle Diskussion zu Steuersenkungsplänen der Regierung trägt den Auswirkungen der kalten Progression Rechnung. Einführend erfolgt ein kurzer Überblick themenverwandter Analysen der vergangenen Jahrzehnte. Hierbei zeigt sich, dass die kalte Progression und die damit verbundene Forderung nach Steuersenkungen immer wieder aufgekommen ist. Aufbauend auf empirischen Einkommensverteilungen werden in dem vorliegenden Beitrag die theoretischen und empirischen Belastungsverschiebungen seit dem Jahr 1992 analysiert. Hierbei zeigt sich, dass auch unter Beachtung eines gestiegenen Arbeitnehmerentgeltes insgesamt seit 1992 für die überwiegende Zahl der Steuerpflichtigen die Steuerbelastung gesunken ist. Gleichwohl kann ein leichter Trend zu einer Mehrbelastung seit dem Jahr 2005 beobachtet werden. Weiterhin zeigt sich ein stärkerer Progressionsgrad insbesondere für untere Einkommensbereiche, wobei dieser Effekt gerade in der jüngsten Vergangenheit zu beobachten ist. Darüber hinaus lässt sich ableiten, dass die Bedeutung der kalten Progression insgesamt seit 1992 zugenommen hat.

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  • Hechtner, Frank & Massarrat-Mashhadi, Nima & Sielaff, Christian, 2012. "Eine Analyse zur Einkommensteuerbelastung und Wirkung der kalten Progression der vergangenen 20 Jahre in Deutschland," arqus Discussion Papers in Quantitative Tax Research 137, arqus - Arbeitskreis Quantitative Steuerlehre.
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    Keywords

    Kalte Progression; Steuertarif; Inflation; Steuerentlastung; Einkommensteuerbelastung;
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    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • K34 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Tax Law
    • P24 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - National Income, Product, and Expenditure; Money; Inflation

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