EU Tax Proposals

Tax Policy Proposals for the German EU Presidency

While much of Germany’s EU presidency agenda is focused on policies to ensure economic stability and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a pair of tax proposals that the country is planning to develop and move forward at the EU level: a financial transaction tax and a minimum effective tax.

EU Member States Pushing EU-wide Vapor Tax

The U.S. Trade Representative Expands Its Digital Services Tax Investigations

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) expanded its digital service tax investigations, announcing Section 301 investigations into digital tax policies in nine countries and the European Union. The announcement follows an investigation of the French digital services tax that was completed in 2019, after which the USTR threatened significant #tariffs in retaliation against France.

EU: The Next Generation

The European Commission announced new budget plans including loans, grants, and some revenue offsets. The proposals follow other support mechanisms for workers and businesses that were designed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic shutdown.

What’s on the Tax Policy Agenda at the EU

From the EU Digital Services Tax Debate—to the OECD?

EU Likely to Pause on Digital Tax Push

A Wave of Digital Taxation

European Tech Firms Have Low Levels of Capital Spending

A Summary of Criticisms of the EU Digital Tax

European Countries Push Forward on Digital Taxes Despite Pleas to Wait

EU Seeks Tax Revenue to Close Brexit Budget Gap

India Pushes for July 1 Rollout of Common GST

Logic Will Prevail in the EU Financial Transaction Tax Debate