Aufzeichnung: By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben Dear friends, dear all, The results of the exploratory talks between Social democrats (SPD), Bündnis90/Die Grünen and Liberals (FDP) to form the next German Federal Government have just been presented last Friday with a 12-page paper. Over the last […]
Global minimum tax adopted: Important progress but more to be done for global tax justice
The plenary of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Forum on BEPS sealed the final text of the international corporate tax reform today, 8 October. MEP Sven Giegold, financial and economic policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group commented: “A global minimum tax is an important step forward against tax dumping. A decades-long blockade in international tax policy has […]
Ambitious global minimum tax threatened by weakened wording to cap tax rate at 15 per cent
According to media reports, Ireland has been able to push through a far-reaching concession in the negotiations on the global corporate tax reform: The wording of the planned global minimum tax for companies is to be weakened at a crucial point. Until now, the plans of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS had referred to […]
My nomination for the German Green Coalition team: Europe belongs at the centre of German government policy
Dear friends, dear all, In Sunday’s General Election, the German Greens achieved their best result in a general election so far and became a strong third with 14.8% (2017: 8.9%) of the vote and 118 MPs (2017: 67). We even came first in 16 constituencies all over Germany, which we managed before in one constituency […]
Council approves public Country-by-Country Reporting: new era of tax transparency
Just now, on September 28, the Council approved the outcome of negotiations between member states, the European Parliament and the European Commission on public country-by-country reporting (“trilogue outcome”). Sweden and Cyprus voted against, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Luxembourg and Malta abstained, which is generally seen as a rejection. They are now hinting at an appeal […]
Tax Cooperation in the EU: Progress, lessons learned and obstacles to be overcome
On 16 September, the European Parliament adopted my report on cross-border cooperation between tax authorities in Europe. It is the first ever implementation report of the European Parliament in the area of economic and monetary policy. The conclusion: since the first directive in 2011, an increasing amount of tax-related data has been exchanged between Member […]