Today (1 March), the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament publishes a study on unfair tax competition. Using the example of the German Bayer AG, the study examines how large corporations save taxes by actively using and even promoting tax competition between municipalities and states within Europe. Previously, our group had already investigated BASF, IKEA, […]
An earthquake moment in the tax world: breakthrough for tax justice in Europe!
Dear friends, Today is truly a great day. For greater tax transparency, for our democracy and also for me personally. Because just now (Thursday, 25.02) the Ministers for Economic, Industrial and Research Policy in the EU have made a groundbreaking decision in the fight against tax avoidance of multinational companies. With a clear qualified majority, […]
An earthquake moment in the tax world: breakthrough for tax justice in Europe!
At the meeting of the Ministers for Economic, Industrial and Research Policy (COMPET) this afternoon (Thursday, 25 February), a landmark decision was taken in the fight against tax avoidance. With a broad and qualified majority, the COMPET adopted a proposal for public country-by-country reporting, despite a continued blockade by several Member States. The proposal of […]
Statement by Prof. Christoph Spengel at the Public Hearing on the Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum Scandal
Hearing of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters of the European Parliament on the Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum Scandal 24 February 2021 Statement by Prof. Dr. Christoph Spengel Sincere Members of the European Parliament, I am very honored for being invited the second time to present my findings on what I call “the biggest tax robbery in European history”: […]
Public Hearing in the European Parliament on Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum, 24 February, 13:45
Dear friends and all those who are interested, On Wednesday, 24 February, the Subcommittee on Tax in the European Parliament will hold an open hearing to investigate the European response to the Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum scandal, following a Green initiative for renewed parliamentary scrutiny of this vast tax scam. Between 2002 and 2012, tax authorities in Europe […]
Tax havens: EU’s procrastination on Turkey is an invitation to evade taxes
The permanent representatives of the EU member states are expected to announce the updated EU list of tax havens tomorrow (17 February). Turkey will receive a further deferral until the end of June 2021 to implement measures for greater tax transparency. The country has long been criticised for not implementing the automatic exchange of tax-related […]