Press Release: Tackling tax fraud and evasion: Commission sets out concrete measures

Minimum sanctions for tax crimes, a cross-border tax identification number, an EU tax-payer's charter and stronger common measures against tax havens. These are just some of the concrete ideas that the European Commission put forward on 27 June 2012 in a Communication to improve the fight against tax fraud and evasion in the EU.

Taking a holistic approach, the Communication looks at ways to strengthen current measures and sets out possible new initiatives for eliminating fraud and evasion in Europe.

European Commission: MEMO/12/492: Tackling tax fraud and evasion in the EU – frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/492&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: SPEECH/12/496: Tackling Tax Fraud and Evasion in Europe http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/496&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EurActiv, 1.8.12: Commission moves to clamp down on tax evasion http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/commission-moves-clamp-tax-evasi-news-514200

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