Press Release: Combatting corporate tax avoidance: Commission presents Tax Transparency Package

On 18 March 2015, the European Commission presented a package of tax transparency measures as part of its agenda to tackle corporate tax avoidance and harmful tax competition in the European Union. A key element of this Tax Transparency Package is a proposal to introduce the automatic exchange of information between Member States on their tax rulings.

Speaking on 30 March 2015 at a hearing of the European Parliament’s special committee on tax rulings, taxation commissioner Pierre Moscovici described the proposal as 'a first step towards more transparent and fairer taxation in the EU'.

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/15/4609, 18.03.15: Combatting corporate tax avoidance: Commission presents Tax Transparency http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-4609_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Fighting tax evasion: Commission proposes widest scope of automatic exchange of information within the EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-lays-the-foundation-for-a-fairer-and-more-transparent-approach-to-taxation-in-eu/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/4622, 18.03.15: Commissioner Moscovici's introductory remarks at the press conference presenting the Tax Transparency Package http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-4622_en.htm

EurActiv, 18.03.15: Brussels mulls clampdown on tax avoidance after Luxleaks http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/brussels-mulls-clampdown-tax-avoidance-after-luxleaks-313010

EUObserver, 18.03.15: EU proposes new tax transparency rules https://euobserver.com/economic/128046

EUObserver, 31.03.15: EU plans 'revolution' on sweetheart tax deals https://euobserver.com/news/128202

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