October 2019 Newsletter

Introduction

• Philippe Arraou, President of ETAF

Professional Law

• Commission consults ETAF on the Internal Market Policy
• Finnish Presidency wants to revive trilogue negotiations on the Notification Procedure

Tax Law

• The new mandate: the Tax priorities of the Commission and the Tax committee of the Parliament
• Taxing the climate change: the options on the table
• The actions of the OECD and the EU to tax the digital economy
• Commission unsatisfied by the Member States’ tax administrative cooperation
• Seemingly similar state aid cases interpreted differently by the General Court of the EU
• The fight against tax evasion and avoidance: the case of VAT Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

• ETAF appointed as member of the European Commission VAT Expert Group
• Save the date – ETAF tax conference 5 December 2019