Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance on December 10 defended its tax rulings practice and its record on tax transparency, claiming that “Luxembourg is a constructive, reliable player in the move towards greater transparency in tax matters.”
Though not mentioning the matter directly, the Ministry also responds allegations stemming from the “Lux leak” revelations that the EU Commission’s new president, Jean-Claude Juncker, helped scores of multinationals avoid tax while he was Luxembourg’s prime minister and finance minister.
According to the Ministry of Finance, Luxembourg’s tax administration “carries on its functions in complete autonomy, without reporting to the Ministry of Finance and without receiving any instruction from that Ministry.”
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