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| Paul Kirchhof (* February 21, 1943 in Osnabrück) is a German expert in law and finance. He is a professor at the faculty of law at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg and was from 1987 until 1999 judge in the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany (Bundesverfassungsgericht). February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...
Osnabrück is a city in the Westphalian half of Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80km NNW of Dortmund, 45km NNW of Münster, and some 100km due West of Hanover. ...
The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386. ...
A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ...
The Federal Constitutional Court (in German: Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfG) is a special court established by the German Constitution, the Grundgesetz (Basic Law). ...
Angela Merkel, leader of the CDU/CSU, has announced that Kirchhof would serve as minister of finance if she formed a government. During the 2005 federal election campaign, Kerchhof proposed a flat tax for Germany, with an income tax rate of 25% for nearly everybody. This proposal undermined the CDU's credibility on economic affairs, which had been a key factor in the party's campaign, and lead many Germans to believe that the party's platform for deregulation would only benefit the rich. It was a major contribution to the CDU's drop in the polls, from a lead of 21% over the SPD at the start of the election campaign to 9%. Merkel's own popularity dropped 10% when she publicly endorsed Kerchhof's flat tax proposals. Although Merkel's popularity improved after she later distanced herself from Kerchhof's proposals, the CDU has not recovered its earlier large lead in the polls. Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (born July 17, 1954 in Hamburg) is a German politician and the oppositions candidate to become Chancellor of Germany in the upcoming German federal election, 2005. ...
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU - Christlich-Demokratische Union) is a political party in Germany. ...
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU – ) is a conservative Germany. ...
The German federal election of 2005 will be held on 18 September 2005 to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany, following the unsuccessful motion of confidence in Gerhard Schröder on 1 July . ...
A flat tax, also called a proportional tax, is a system that taxes all entities in a class (typically either citizens or corporations) at the same rate (as a proportion on income), as opposed to a graduated, or progressive, scheme. ...
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The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD – Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) is one of the oldest political parties of Germany still in existence and also one of the oldest and largest in the world, celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2003. ...
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