Difficulty in figuring out cost/benefit may be why so many "tax relief for migrants" programmes in OECD countries change so often - rolled back, adjusted, contingented, sunset... And the idea keeps coming back 5/ www.dw.com/en/germany-m...

Germany mulls new tax rebates for skilled foreign workers

The German government wants to grant skilled foreign workers tax relief if they take up employment in Germany. But some critics have described the idea as "socially explosive."

One observation is that offering tax relief to a broad range of migrants is rare. Portugal's tax relief for non-habitual residents (NHR) was worth almost €1bn in 2020. Most eligibility ended this year. But the *targeted* relief remains. www.reuters.com/world/europe... 6/