In the October 2013 Fiscal Monitor publication, the IMF suggested that a capital levy capable of reducing Euro-area government debt ratios to "end-2007 levels" would require a very high tax rate of about 10%.
Dalam Fiscal Monitor edisi Oktober 2013, DMI menyatakan bahwa penerapan pajak modal yang mampu mengurangi rasio utang negara Zona Euro hingga "angka akhir 2007" membutuhkan kenaikan pajak hingga 10%.