JEL codes: H71, H23<br />http://www.cairn.info/load_pdf.php?ID_REVUE=REOF&ID_NUMPUBLIE=REOF_094&ID_ARTICLE=REOF_094_0397<br />http://www.ofce.sciences-po.fr/pdf/revue/r94/r94-14.pdfInternational audienceLocal public finance in Germany: which reforms?. - During the last few years, Germany's fiscal federalism has undergone a process of perpetual reform. On the one hand, the relative tax revenues have decreased due to the economic development, on the other hand, tax receipts that have existed up to now - the Corporate Income tax - will shortly be phased out because of changes in the system. Starting with a short description of fiscal federalism in Germany, this paper highlights the today debate on local public finance and details three proposa...