European Parliament

Google, Facebook defend “double Irish” before EU Parliament tax committee

November 17, 2015

EU lawmakers have nothing to fear from Google’s “double Irish” tax scheme because the purpose of the structure is to avoid current inclusion of US tax, not avoid EU tax, Google’s director of public policy & government affairs, Nicklas Lundblad, told a European Parliament committee investigating the tax affairs of multinationals on November 16. Lundblad was joined by representatives of Amazon, Barclays Bank, The Coca-Cola Company
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EU Parliament to establish new committee on tax rulings

November 26, 2015

The EU Conference of Presidents on November 26 decided to set up a six-month committee to follow up on the tax rulings committee’s work; the precise mandate of the new committee will be decided on Wednesday. See: Release. Related: MNE Tax.

Proposal for committee inquiry into EU tax rulings practices moves forward in European Parliament

January 14, 2015

A proposal to establish a committee of inquiry in European Parliament to investigate the private tax ruling practices of member states gained the required support of 25 percent of lawmakers on January 14, moving the measure one step closer to being voted on by the full parliament. The question of whether to set up the committee . . .

Juncker, Vestager say EU rules needed for private tax rulings

September 17, 2015

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told parliamentary committees January 17 that the EU should adopt rules governing private rulings . . .

MEPs say agreement on automatic exchange of tax rulings falls short

October 14, 2015

Members of the European Parliament Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee have expressed disappointment with a deal struck October 6 for a EU directive on automatic exchange of tax ruling i. . .

New EU Parliament committee on tax rulings will have same mandate as its predecessor

December 2, 2015

The European Parliament on December 2 voted to create a new committee to investigate tax rulings, specifying that the new committee will have the . . .

EU Parliament leaders block call for inquiry into EU tax rulings, opting for special committee

February 5, 2015

European Parliament leaders on February 5 failed to endorse the establishment of a committee of inquiry to investigate EU states’ private tax ruling practices, announcing instead that a vote will be taken in the next full house to set up a more limited special committee to handle the . . .

MNEs shun European Parliament committee hearing on private tax rulings

June 9, 2015

Multinationals asked to testify about their private tax ruling practices before the European Parliament’s Special Committee on tax Rulings on June 13 have mostly declined the invitation. According to . . .

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