Subsidies are selective benefits granted by the federal government, states, municipalities and other state institutions in favor of selected branches of production and ultimately certain groups of persons.

Subsidization policy is intensively discussed in Germany. Subsidies comprise by definition tax expenditures and those government expenditures which distort the structure of the economy; financial aid is granted to different branches by the EU, the...

Tax concessions are granted for a variety of purposes in Germany. They will be reduced by measures decided upon in December 2003.

According to the principle of "promoting and demanding", Hartz IV should help unemployed people to live without transfers as quickly as possible.

Subsidization policy is intensively discussed in Germany. The paper demonstrates the extent of subsidization in Germany.

The subsidies in Germany are the subject of intensive economic policy discussions. This article informs about the extent of subsidies. Subsidies include, in addition to tax benefits, grants awarded by the Federal Government, the Länder, the...

The authors analyse public subsidies in Germany and provide actual figures of subsidy expenditures and tax concessions as granted by the various federal