Fiscal & Taxation Publications
September 6, 2018
Published by EPICENTER on September 6, 2018
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Raising mandatory minimum wage might seem to be a simple policy that serves to increase wages for low-income earners. Politicians use this policy with good intentions to reduce poverty and inequality. Yet, it has serious drawbacks and creates unintended consequences.
July 1, 2018
Published by EPICENTER on July 1, 2018
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Instead of comprehensive re-examination of the Energy Taxation Directive, the European Commission is examining whether ETD should continue the exemptions and lower tariffs for specific products.
June 6, 2018
Published by IEA on June 6, 2018
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The popular account of offshore financial centres as hotbeds of tax evasion is an outdated caricature that bears little resemblance to how OFCs operate. Our new report debunks a number of myths surrounding OFCs – or tax havens – and outlines the important economic function they play in a globalised world.
January 1, 2018
Published by EPICENTER on January 1, 2018
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As a general rule, local governments are exempt from VAT in the EU. Thus, VAT is not payable on the tax-financed consumption of municipalities and other local governments, at least when the services are produced in-house.
December 13, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on December 13, 2017
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According the latest IBL Super Index, Italy is the sick man of Europe. Despite relatively rosy macroeconomic projections for the whole EU, the gap between Italy and its European partners has increased five fold since 2014.
December 12, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on December 12, 2017
Denmark, the UK, and Ireland are the leading countries in the 2018 edition of LFMI’s Employment Flexibility Index. Portugal, Luxembourg, and France are the most rigid labour markets within the EU28.
