Translation of "Borne positive de l'impôt sur le revenu " (French → English) :

highest and lowest marginal rates of personal income tax

Action under Article 25(5) of the Convention concluded between the Republic of Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and capital (öBGBl III 182/2002, dBGBl II 2002, 735, and dBStBl I 2002, 584) (‘the German-Austrian Double Taxation Convention’), read in conjunction with Article 273 TFEU, concerning discrepancies between the Republic of Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany in their views on the interpretation and application of Article 11 of that Convention.

However, in order to protect the integrity and the fairness of the tax system and to eliminate any doubt regarding these various issues, the 2004 budget proposed legislative action not to change the law but, in our view, to clarify the long-standing, well-understood position that GAAR applies to abusive tax avoidance whether under the Income Tax Act, the income tax regulations or Canada's tax treaties.

26. Points to the increasing number of working poor and to the need to tackle this new challenge by combining different instruments; demands that a living wage must always be above the poverty threshold, and that workers who for multiple reasons remain below the poverty threshold should receive top-ups that are unconditional and easy to take up; points to positive experience in the United States with negative income tax to lift low-wage workers above the poverty threshold;

26. Points to the increasing number of working poor and to the need to tackle this new challenge by combining different instruments; demands that a living wage must always be above the poverty threshold, and that workers who for multiple reasons remain below the poverty threshold should receive top-ups that are unconditional and easy to take up; points to positive experience in the United States with negative income tax to lift low-wage workers above the poverty threshold;