01787cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009988 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451952216 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Tax Policy Options for a United Germany. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1990. 1 online resource (108 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students A central requirement in the rapid movement of German Democratic Republic (GDR) toward a market economy is the introduction of a market-oriented tax system. The paper highlights the main features of the traditional socialist tax structure of the GDR and the current tax structure of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). Arguments for an adequate short-term tax reform in the GDR are developed in two scenarios, contrasting the approach of taking over the FRG tax system (adoption scenario) and an autonomous tax reform in the GDR (reform scenario). Both scenarios recommend a flexible adjustment approach which anticipates the medium-term development of the German tax system pursuant to domestic reform requirements, international tax harmonization and fiscal federalism. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1990/089 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1990/089/001.1990.issue-089-en.xml IMF e-Library