The Resurrection of the EU Carbon Border Tax

The Resurrection of the EU Carbon Border Tax

If tax fairness drove the European Commission legislative tax agenda over the past five years, it will be climate change that dominates tax policy over the next term based on the commitments made by Ursula van der Leyen, who will serves at the...
X-raying the OECD digital tax program

X-raying the OECD digital tax program

Traditionally, the European Union country that holds the bloc’s six-month rotating presidency is supposed to adhere to a strict role as a neutral arbitrator while it steers legislation through the Council of Ministers....
The EU war on VAT fraud

The EU war on VAT fraud

In May, a group of more than 60 investigative journalists from 30 countries collaborated on a report titled Grand Theft Europe(https://correctiv.org/en/top-stories-en/2019/05/07/grand-theft-europe/) that detailed how fraudsters manipulate European Union VAT rules. It...
Hungary’s hunger for a digital tax

Hungary’s hunger for a digital tax

When the European Union digital service tax morphed into a digital advertising levy at the end of 2018 in an effort to save the temporary measure targeting the big U.S. tech companies, the Hungarian government’s enthusiasm for the...