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Weekly Tax News – 3 September 2018

- European Parliament starts its discussions on digital taxation

- European Commission approved Greek system of tax on casino 

- Court of Justice of the EU judged over Spanish tax leasing scheme

Weekly Tax News – 16 July 2018

- ECOFIN discussion on VAT

- Corporate Europe Observatory published a report on the Big Four lobbying activities

- Spain urged to recover €167 million of State aid

- Investigations opened on the Madeira Free Zone

- ECA to examine VAT and customs duties in e-commerce

- VAT – Goods containing precious metals are not second-hands

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Weekly Tax News – 9 July 2018

- Austria to push for EU digital tax

- European Parliament adopts the report on VAT administrative cooperation

- Greens/EFA group report on Austrian tax practices

- ECOFIN Report on the progress made during the Bulgarian Presidency

Weekly Tax News – 2 July 2018

- Improving efficiency and fairness in taxation is among the priorities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council, commencing on the 1^st of July

- TAX3 exchange with Commissioner Jourová and public hearing on VAT fraud

- Ecommerce Europe against the interim tax proposed by the Commission

Weekly Tax News – 25 June 2018

- TAX3 hearing with Nike and McDonald’s

- Luxembourg to recover €120 million from Engie group due to illegal tax rulings

- The Council agreed on a permanent minimum VAT rate and on measures to boost administrative anti-fraud cooperation

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Weekly Tax News – 18 June 2018

- European Commission’s proposal to boost cooperation between tax authorities

- G7 summit supports OECD-related solution to the taxation of the digital economy

- “Taxation Trends in the European Union” report 2018

Weekly Tax News – 11 June 2018

- TAX3 workshop on cryptocurrencies and digitalisation

- Directive on Tax Intermediaries published

- Nordic states against European Commission’s digital tax proposals

- EU reactions to American tariffs on on steel and aluminium

- European blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions: discussions on new criteria

Weekly Tax News – 4 June 2018

- ECOFIN approved new transparency rules on tax intermediaries but failed to agree on three VAT proposals

- Digital taxation: Luxembourg is uncertain on interim tax

- Trump announced restrictions on steel and aluminium

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Weekly Tax News – 28 May 2018

- ETAF Conference on how to tax the digital economy: searching for common solutions

- The US are planning 25% tax on car imports

- European Commission urged Hungary to ends its discriminatory taxation on spirits

- ECOFIN decisions on tax blacklist and disclosure rules for tax intermediaries

- New provisional agreement between Parliament and Council tackle illicit cash flows in and out of the EU

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