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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

US Businesses Urge Against Starting A Digital Tax 'Trade War'
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Friday, July 24, 2020
The United States Council for International Business has called on US authorities to focus its efforts on working with other countries to arrive at an international tax solution to the digitalized economy, rather than tackling countries' unilateral responses.Read Full Story

US Withdraws From International Digital Tax Talks
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington
Friday, July 3, 2020
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told a congressional hearing on June 17, 2020, that the US Government has withdrawn from international negotiations on new global tax rules for digital companies at the OECD. Read Full Story

Spain Legislates For Digital Services Tax
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The Spanish Government has published the draft bill to introduce a digital services tax in Spain, beginning the formal parliamentary process needed to introduce the measure. Read Full Story

EU Finance Ministers Issue Joint Statement On Digital Taxation
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
The finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have put their names to a statement calling for countries to reach an agreement on solving the tax challenges of the digital economy by the end of 2020. 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
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- 07/02/2018 Spain Publishes 2018 Tax Compliance Plan »
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