# Flat tax (flat tax, more rarely translated as flat tax)

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## Definition

A uniform tax rate that is to apply to income and corporate taxes above a certain minimum level or above a certain basic allowance. This has far-reaching effects on the decisions of companies (investments) and private households (purchase of financial products) and thus on the financial market, even if the individual effects are hardly predictable. - See rancor effect. - Cf. ECB Monthly Bulletin, September 2007, pp. 89 ff. (overviews; experiences; impact assessment). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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