Press Release: Agreement on strengthened mutual assistance in the recovery of taxes

The Council on 19 January 2010 reached agreement on a general approach on a draft directive aimed at strengthening mutual assistance between member states in the recovery of taxes. The draft directive is aimed at better fulfilling the member states' needs with regard to the recovery of taxes, providing an overhaul of directive 76/308/EEC on the basis of which the member states have engaged in mutual assistance since 1976 aimed at clamping down on tax evasion.