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Weekly Tax News – 1 July 2019

- The European Commission answers to the TAX3 Report

- The Netherlands propose EU taxation of aviation sector

- The European Committee of the Regions supports qualified majority voting on tax

- Finland takes over Council presidency for the next six months

noteWeekly Tax News – 24 June 2019

- Court of Justice of the European Union on Hungarian turnover-based tax

- Progress in the discussions about a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT)

- No agreement on EU top job

Weekly Tax News – 17 June 2019

- ECOFIN removed Dominica from EU tax blacklist and discussed FTT

- G20 agree on the OECD’s work plan on international tax reforms

- Environmental tax called for by various EU actors

- OECD Handbook for fighting against money laundering and terrorist financing

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Weekly Tax News – 11 June 2019

- Simplified VAT for SMEs still discussed in the Council

- Taxation of aviation sector discussed by EU Transport Ministers

- European Commission referred Austria to the Court of Justice of the EU

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Weekly Tax News – 6 June 2019

- European Elections: status of the negotiation for the Presidency of the Commission

- Competitiveness Council raised the question of fair taxation

- OECD Inclusive Framework’s work plan on the taxation of digital economy

- The U.S. to provide clarity on the taxation of cryptocurrencies

- New R&D tax incentives to be introduced in Germany

Weekly Tax News – 20 May 2019

- EU tax policy at the core of the spitzenkandidat debate

- ECOFIN removed 3 countries from the EU blacklist and did not coordinate on digital taxation

- Directive on simplified VAT for SMEs is not ready for discussion at ECOFIN

- European Commission launches a new tool to help fighting VAT frauds

- The ten-point agenda on tax justice of the Greens/EFA group

Weekly Tax News – 13 May 2019

- EU Tax Policy in the political programmes of the main EU parties

- The Committee of the Regions adopted the draft report on QMV in tax

- End-of-term assessment of the Juncker’s Commission ten priorities

- France and Germany pushing for a Financial Transaction Tax

- A single European voice on digital taxation at the OECD negotiations is not looking easy

- ‘Grand Theft Europe': a media consortium estimates annual VAT fraud carousels in EU at €50 billion

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Weekly Tax News – 6 May 2019

- European Commission accepted petition on taxing kerosene

- OECD invite to comment on draft report on tax morale

- Focus on: the status of Country-by-Country Reporting at EU level

Weekly Tax News – 29 April 2019

- VAT exemption for supplies to armed forces proposed by the European Commission

- Tax guide on automobile taxation in Europe

- Focus on: the CCCTB proposal of the European Commission

Weekly Tax News – 23 April 2019

- European Commission and Parliament blame unanimity rule for the failure on digital taxation

- Fiscalis programme 2021-2027 adopted in Strasbourg

- New Greens/EFA report tax competition