Graduate tax

A graduate tax is a proposed tax that academics would have to be paid. They would offer an alternative to traditional financing of higher taxes and subsidies and tuition fees.

About the introduction of a graduate tax is discussed, among others, in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

In Germany, the Institute advocates for the Study of Labor (IZA ) has long been a graduate tax as an alternative to tuition fees. According to one model, the tax should be levied only above a certain income threshold and go directly to the institutions where the person studied. So not only financial barriers to receive a higher education would be reduced in comparison to tuition costs, but also created stronger incentives to improve the quality of teaching.