Luxleaks committee to be extended until October

The European Parliament's special committee mandate was extended until October 2015. This committee has led the chamber's inquiry into tax rulings following the scandal related to Luxembourg's secret deals with multinationals.

Members of the the committee expressed their regret over multinationals' unavailability to discuss their tax practices in public before them.

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ESO: Background information: Parliament’s investigative powers – Committees of inquiry and special committees http://www.europeansources.info/record/parliaments-investigative-powers-committees-of-inquiry-and-special-committees/

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