EU Car Makers Fear Tax Hike For New Cars

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

European car manufacturers have called on governments to ensure that a new test for measuring vehicle emissions does not create tax distortions for new cars entering the market.Read Full Story

Turkey Tops New Tax Complexity Index

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Turkey is the jurisdiction with the world's most complex tax and accounting requirements, according to a new report by TMF Group.Read Full Story

IMF Urges Growth-Friendly Tax Cuts For Greece

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, July 21, 2017

The International Monetary Fund has welcomed measures aimed at widening Greece's tax base, but has recommended that strict budget targets should be relaxed to allow for growth-friendly tax cuts.Read Full Story

Greek Shipowners Agree Extra Tax Payments

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

The Greek shipping industry has agreed to renew a tax agreement under which shipping companies pay additional tax to the Government.Read Full Story

Greece Adopts EU Information Exchange Law

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, June 29, 2017

The Greek parliament has adopted a new law transposing an amendment to the European Union administrative cooperation directive to provide for the exchange of advanced tax rulings between member states.Read Full Story

New EU Agency To Pursue VAT Fraudsters

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-news.com, Brussels

Friday, June 9, 2017

Twenty EU member states have reached a deal on the establishment of a new European Public Prosecutor's Office that will have the power to investigate and prosecute criminal cases affecting the EU budget. Read Full Story

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