Megatrends (low trust, growing isolationism) point towards competition, not cooperation on tax. But politics is made by crises and the climate and energy crises call for strong government, putting taxes front and centre.
RT @paultang: This morning I'll be speaking at @EU_Taxud's first ever Tax Symposium. Together with 🇪🇸 minister @NadiaCalvino and prof. @delaFeriaR we'll discuss the 🇪🇺's tax mix for the future!
📺Watch via https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/roa…
Global agreement on minimum tax is the result of this. At a time when international cooperation was at rock bottom, cooperation on taxes continued
Too many EU discussions on taxation take place behind closed doors. To make policies fit for the 21st century, they need to be made in the open
#taxmix2050
Higher labour mobility (due to of digitalisation + Covid) already created a race to the bottom in income taxes. Experts, including @delaFeriaR are warning us, but EU remains reluctant to address this
#taxmix2050
We all know the saying "no taxation without representation". But the reverse is true too. You need taxation to have the deep democratic debate that parliaments demand. #taxmix2050
A single market levy is one of those taxes that will make 🇪🇺 fit for future. The EU provides a single market and large corporations benefit from this. So let’s apply the benefit principle and make these companies contribute
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/paultang/status/1597166120368492545