Fiscal & Taxation Briefings
September 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on September 1, 2017
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The ongoing Basel IV discussions seek to impose additional capital requirement on banks, a move that would disproportionately affect those in Europe.
August 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on August 1, 2017
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By performing an econometric analysis on the Fraser Institute’s “Economic Freedom of the World: Annual Report 2015,” it is found that EU membership is positively associated with economic freedom.
August 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on August 1, 2017
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According to the Commission, the new CCCTB initiative is the most ambitious corporate tax reform ever proposed in the EU. However, despite the most noble intentions, the proposal presents a number of fundamental problems.
August 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on August 1, 2017
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On 28 September 2017, the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) will vote on an initiative by Spanish MEP Javi Lopez (S&D) on combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth.
July 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on July 1, 2017
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The European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs are currently promoting a new legislative proposal on minimum income policies as a tool for fighting poverty.
July 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on July 1, 2017
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First published in 2010, the 2017 Tax Burden study by the Institut économique Molinari measures the tax and social security burdens on individual employees earning typical salaries in each of the 28 Member States.
