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European Taxation and Customs Union Directorate-General

Excise Tax Rises. For the Last Time?

President Ivan Gašparovič signed an Amendment of the Act on Excise Tax on Tobacco Products last Thursday, on Ocotber 2. The amendment is due to the progressive approach of the Slovak Republic to the minimal tax burden on...

EU Finance Ministers Tackle VAT At Latest Ecofin Meeting

EU Finance Ministers Tackle VAT At Latest Ecofin Meeting, by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels European Union finance ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday for a two-day meeting, where they were once again attempting to...

'Easy Rider' depicts '60s mind-set

Have you ever felt that you were beyond the laws of man? Maybe you were "born to be wild"? Then don't dismiss the countercultural classic "Easy Rider" as a dated slice of life. Sure, this 1969 road picture about two hippies...

EIT throws open its doors

Date: 2008-09-16] The Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) held its inaugural meeting in Budapest, Hungary on 15 September and selected Professor Martin Schuurmans, professor of...

EU Ministers Fail To Agree On Reduced VAT Rates

EU Ministers Fail To Agree On Reduced VAT Rates, by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels The German government has once again made known its opposition to an EU proposal that would allow member states to lower the rates...

EU minister fail to agree on reduced VAT rates

EU finance ministers fail to agree on a proposal on reduced VAT rates in labour-intensive sectors on Saturday. EU finance ministers failed to agree on a proposal on reduced VAT rates in labour-intensive sectors such as...

EU finance ministers reject stimulus package to ward off recession

LEIGH PHILLIPS Today @ 11:43 CET European Union finance ministers meeting in the south of France for informal discussions over the weekend on a unified response to the darkening economic clouds agreed to boost loans to...

EU Ministers Push for More Transparency From Financial Markets

At an informal meeting in the French seaside city of Nice, ministers said "measures designed to restore confidence through transparency and the responsibility of the actors will be put in place without delay." The EU's...

EU delays tax base proposal

Judith Tydd, Accountancy Age, Friday 12 September 2008 at 10:02:00 The European Commission goes back to the drawing board on a proposal to standardise the corporate tax calculation The European Union has temporarily ceased...

Commission proposes harmonisation measures on tobacco taxation.

Aug 20, 2008

Mr László Kovács, Commissioner for Taxation and Customs, set forward a Commission proposal aimed at increasing EU excise duties on tobacco on 16 July 2008. The proposal aims to cut down smuggling and eventually to reduce...

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