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Collecting Taxes instead of Raising Taxes

October 22, 2013

For a long time, too little has been invested in Germany, and in the coming years massive expenditures for infrastructure projects loom on the horizon. That will cost a lot of money, and already calls for tax increases are being heard.

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At the same time, the tax authorities are barely keeping up with their work - and the country is missing out on billions in tax revenues. Report by Christian Uhlig.