Fiscal & Taxation Briefings
September 1, 2016
Published by EPICENTER on September 1, 2016
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The European Commission has ordered Ireland to recover €13bn worth of allegedly unpaid taxes from Apple. Reception of the decision has been mixed, with some hailing the ruling as an indictment of Ireland’s low-tax policy, whilst others have condemned the move as a badly concealed attempt by the EU to obtain tax powers by stealth.
August 1, 2016
Published by EPICENTER on August 1, 2016
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The European Union is all things to all people. To proponents on the right, it is a force for international cooperation, trade promotion and economic growth. To those on the left, it serves to enhance labour and environmental standards, to hold corporations to account, and to tackle problems which reach beyond national boundaries.
July 1, 2016
Published by EPICENTER on July 1, 2016
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There are efforts at national, EU and international levels to put forward significant reforms to the corporate tax system. The 20th century model of profits taxation is no longer fit for purpose in a globalised world where highly mobile intangible and financial capital is gaining in importance.
July 1, 2016
Published by EPICENTER on July 1, 2016
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The conventional account of the Eurozone crisis is one of reckless bankers lending to households and governments far beyond their ability to face those debts.
July 1, 2016
Published by EPICENTER on July 1, 2016
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A tax on turnover would tax profitable and loss-making firms equally, potentially posing an insurmountable hurdle to struggling firms, and eliminating the tax benefit of normally beneficial capital expenditure.
June 1, 2016
Published by EPICENTER on June 1, 2016
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France badly needs economic reform. But we shouldn’t let negative news headlines blind us to the fact that the French economy has tremendous potential and that, provided a small number of important but feasible policy changes, it can do very well.
