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Tax debts in Berlin: Over 886 million euros on the brink!
Tax debts in Berlin reach 886 million euros. The SPD is calling for more staff for tax offices to combat the backlogs.
Tax debts in Berlin: Over 886 million euros on the brink!
In Berlin, tax arrears continue to rise and reach an alarming record of more than 886 million euros. Finance Senator Stefan Evers (CDU) expresses concern about the increasing number of non-paying tax debtors. This results in considerable pressure on the financial administration, especially at times when more than 511 million euros are already being enforced. This information comes from a written request from SPD MP Sebastian Schlüsselburg to the Senate, which illustrates the urgent problem of tax debts.
In his request, Schlüsselburg strongly calls for more staff to be made available to the tax offices, with the specialist offices that deal with the high tax arrears particularly affected. Currently, five tax offices for corporations and international tax law are chronically understaffed and are struggling to process complex cases, which is further exacerbating the situation. The speed of processing processes and the efficiency of financial administration are at stake. Schluesselburg is demanding that Evers come up with a comprehensive overall concept to strengthen the tax offices in order to meet these challenges.
Biography of a tax law expert
Carvalho, known as the creator of the tax norm incidence theory, continues to teach at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), where he also graduated. In addition to his academic career, he previously worked as an auditor at Receita Federal. A notable episode in his career was his short-term stint in the office of then Brazilian President João Goulart in 1963. Since 1977, Carvalho has been president of the Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários.
Carvalho's biography was published in early August by Prólogo Selo Editorial and shows how influential his contribution to tax law in Brazil was. At a time when tax law is the focus of reforms in both Germany and Brazil, such works are of great importance.
While Berlin is struggling with significant tax arrears, the academic discussion of tax issues in Brazil is enriched by Carvalho's life's work. The challenges and developments in the area of tax law are therefore of great relevance both locally and globally.
For further details on tax debts in Berlin, see Daily Mirror. Information about the biography of Paulo de Barros Carvalho can be found at Jornal USP.