Hi everyone,

there seems to be some confusion on when to code a pledge as fulfilled. I would like to stress again that you code legislative decisions, ie when pledges are put into law, and not the implementation of laws. Imagine that a party promised a tax rate decrease on low earners. The parliament passes the law, but the tax rate decreases will only take effect after a two-year grace period. The pledge is fulfilled here - do not worry about the implementation date. Be careful in your research because it may be easy to mix up the legislative act and implementation date, e.g. because of delayed media reporting.

Thank you!

Best wishes, Leo

---------------- Dr. Leo Ahrens leo.ahrens@uni-konstanz.de Website https://leoahrens.eu/