The mainstream argument that lowering the corporate tax rate stimulates real investment does not hold in Germany, either.
If the tax rate is high, firms have to invest more to reach their after-tax profit target, and if demand is weak, they invest their excess money in financial assets.
If the tax rate is high, firms have to invest more to reach their after-tax profit target, and if demand is weak, they invest their excess money in financial assets.
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