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  1. Comment // 17.12.2014

    Federal Constitutional Court Decides on Inheritance Tax – ZEW President Fuest Argues for a Fundamental Reform

    The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe has ruled the German inheritance tax in its current form illegal. Inheritance tax breaks for family-run businesses, the judges decided, violate the constitutional…
  2. Comment // 12.12.2014

    ZEW Experts on the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP20 in Lima, Peru - "UN Negotiations Reveal Costs and Benefits of Climate Protection"

    During the 20th yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the 195 member states are struggling to propose a draft agreement for…
  3. Comment // 07.02.2014

    ZEW-President Fuest on the German Constitutional Court Decision Regarding the OMT Programme

    Today the German Constitutional Court decided to submit the ECB’s OMT programme for examination to the European Court of Justice. ZEW-President Prof. Dr. Clemens Fuest reacts to the court’s decision as follows.…
  4. Comment // 13.06.2013

    Expert Statement by ZEW President Clemens Fuest Before the Federal Constitutional Court

    ZEW President Prof. Clemens Fuest delivered an expert statement for the oral hearing in the ESM/ECB principal proceedings before the Federal Constitutional Court regarding the European Central Bank’s policy to…
  5. Comment // 01.04.2003

    High Tax Burden in Germany Due to Corporate Taxes

    ZEW researchers comment on the figures published by the OECD on the corporate tax burden in Germany compared to other countries
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