Take a look at these remarks made last week by Algirdas ?†emeta, EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud, in a presentation
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Italy says the Swiss withholding deals do not comply with EU Code of Conduct
Tax-News.com has reported: During a meeting of the European Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) in Brussels, Giulio Tremonti, Italy’s Minister of the Economy, declared
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Jersey admits it has failed the EU Code of Conduct
Philip Ozouf, Jersey Treasury Minister, issued the following press release this morning: EU Code Group The EU Code of Conduct Group met in Brussels on
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The EU Code of Conduct: an update
Several people have asked me to do an update on what I know aboutprogress with the Crown Dependencies and the EU Code of Conduct. First,
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Is this beginning to look like October 2008?
As the Guardian notes: The president of the European Union has warned that the EU could collapse unless the debt crisis that is gripping the
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What now for the Crown Dependencies?
I reported yesterday that the zero / 10 tax regimes adopted by all three of the Crown Dependencies have failed the test set by the
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Jersey and the Isle of Man fail the EU Code of Conduct on Business Taxation
The EU Code of Conduct on Business taxation has five criteria which are the basis for assessment. They are: 1. Whether advantages are accorded only
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EU Parliament to debate tax and development
The EU Parliament is to debate tax and development on 8 November. Part four of the resolution that has been tabled says: [The European Parliament]
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The European Commission has noted the Swiss tax treaties – and are not amused
My sources tell me that: The European commission has realised that the [proposed UK and German] DTAs [with Switzerland] would compromise the EU work on
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