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'.

• Primary Source

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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