Dual income taxation in EU member countries

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Label

Dual income taxation in EU member countries

Creator

• Eggert, W
• Genser, B

Subject

• dual income tax

Language

eng

Summary

Dual income taxation (DIT) has become an increasingly important blueprint for income tax reforms in Europe. Originally constrained to the Nordic countries in the beginning of the 1990s, final withholding taxes on capital income have been introduced in several European countries and tax reform proposals in favour of a dual income tax system have been made for Germany and Switzerland. The purpose of this paper is to complement this discussion by providing an overview of implemented income tax structures. This discussion shows that existing tax systems in many countries resemble some characteristic features of a dual income tax system.The scope of the analysis is not restricted to the Nordic countries, but also includes other European countries, which according to the authors' view have made steps towards a dual income tax system. The paper reviews the pros and cons of a comprehensive income taxation. It then discusses some aspects of the implementation of the DIT in selected countries. Finally it assesses some of its problems and ends the discussion with some concluding remarks

Citation source

In: CESifo DICE Report. - München. - Vol. 3 (2005),

Geographic coverage

• European Union
• Europe

Language note

English