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Germany Issues EU Presidency Tax Priorities
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
On September 22, 2020, Germany provided further details about the government's tax policy priorities for its presidency of the European Union. Read Full Story

EU Expecting COVID-19 Dent In 2020 VAT Collections
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
The European Commission has published its latest VAT gap report, which show that EU countries lost an estimated EUR140bn (USD165.7bn) in VAT revenues in 2018. Read Full Story

Austria May Pull Out Of European Financial Transactions Tax Talks
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
On February 19, 2020, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz issued a statement to say that he remains "committed" to the introduction of a financial transactions tax at European Union level along the same lines as that proposed by the German Government last month, despite opposition from within the EU, notably from Austria.Read Full Story

Austria Rejects German Financial Transactions Tax Plan
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said that Austria does not agree with new German proposals for a European financial transactions tax. Read Full Story

EU Member States Slow To Implement VAT Quick Fixes
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, February 6, 2020
The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against 14 member states for failing to implement the so-called value-added tax quick fixes.Read Full Story

Many EU States Tardy In Adopting Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, February 6, 2020
On January 24, 2020, the European Commission issued formal notices to numerous European Union member states with regards to lapses in the implementation of various EU anti-tax avoidance directives. Read Full Story
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- 02/08/2019 Greek Lawmakers Approve Property Tax Relief »
- 01/08/2019 Greece Warned On Tax Rules Concerning Foreign Losses »
- 11/07/2019 New Greek Government Planning Deep Tax Cuts »
- 21/05/2019 Greek Parliament Approves VAT Cuts »
- 24/01/2019 EU To Probe Potential Abuses Of Citizenship By Investment Schemes »
- 26/12/2018 Greece To Cut Corporate Tax »
- 06/12/2018 OECD States Tapped VAT, CIT To Achieve Record Revenues In 2017 »
- 20/11/2018 OECD Reports Progress On Harmful Tax Regimes Work »
- 03/05/2018 Ambitious Tax System Changes Still Necessary In Greece: OECD »
- 14/03/2018 OECD Releases New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews »
- 09/03/2018 EU Challenges Yacht VAT Avoidance In Three States »
- 26/01/2018 Greece Raises BEPS Concerns With Bulgaria »
- 28/12/2017 Five Greek Islands Allowed To Retain VAT Concessions »
- 13/12/2017 EU Commission Warns Of Tax Scam Letters »
- 28/11/2017 OECD Reports Tax Trends For 2017 »
- 03/10/2017 EU VAT Gap Release Falls Ahead Of New Anti-Fraud Action »
- 07/09/2017 Greek Shipping Firms Unhappy With Tax Regime »
- 03/08/2017 EU Car Makers Fear Tax Hike For New Cars »
- 28/07/2017 Turkey Tops New Tax Complexity Index »
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