Capital gains tax
The model of the tax on capital gains is a draft law of the SPÖ, which is being discussed in Austria and which is intended to finance the state budget. The price gains on shares are to be taxed , as is the case, for example, with the German flat rate withholding tax .
In addition to the Social Democrats , the Greens and the Chamber of Labor are calling for the introduction of such a tax. It is intended to be used for the taxation of capital gains such as share profits and foundation income. In the election campaign for the National Council in 2008, the FPÖ criticized the model as very Marxist and insufficient for safeguarding the health system.
In the course of the financial crisis from 2007 and the resulting discussion about tax justice, the demand for a capital gains tax was taken up again. A proposal for an EU-wide transaction tax was introduced by the Austrian federal government in September 2009.
In the first year after the real estate tax was introduced, revenues fell far short of the Treasury's expectations. Only 60% of the budgeted tax revenue was achieved.
Web links
- Capital gains tax on the website of the Vienna Chamber of Labor ( Memento from November 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ The new real estate tax proves to be a half-flop DerStandard.at on April 10, 2014