Tax breaks only for the big
The press about the impact of EU tax policy
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EUObserver, 13.06.2016
"[...] Fabio De Masi, a German MEP from the United Left who is spearheading parliament efforts to weed out big tax-avoidance schemes, said it was unfair to honest taxpayers and also bad economics.
"All those profits siphoned off are not reinvested into the local economy. Besides the disastrous effects of half a decade of austerity, this is a serious drain on growth and employment," he said.
His statement is backed with numbers.[...]"
The article "Tax breaks for the big hit the smallest" [1]by Nikolaj Nielsen was published on June 13 of EUObserver.
Information.dk, 14.06.2016
[...] »Der er mange lande, der regulært byder sig til, for at suge selv små skatteindtægter til sig, langt væk fra dér, hvor indtægterne genereres. I tilfældet Luxemborg havde det til formål at pleje en hjemlig finansindustri, viste LuxLeaks-skandalen jo med al tydelighed,« lyder det fra Fabio De Masi over for Information.
Den unge tysk-italienske europaparlamentariker er medlem af det tyske parti Die Linke og har presset på, for at opklaringen af LuxLeaks-skandalen overhovedet kom på dagsordenen i Europa-Parlamentet. Det skete i det såkaldte TAXE-udvalg, der dog har et svagere mandat end det helt nyetablerede undersøgelsesudvalg, der skal kaste lys over den europæiske dimension af Panama Papers-skandalen. [...]"
The article "Kampen mod skattesnyd er uendelig langsom"[2] by Lasse Soll Sunde[3] was published on June 14 of Information.dk
Links:
- https://euobserver.com/business/133406
- https://www.information.dk/udland/2016/06/kampen-skattesnyd-uendelig-langsom
- https://www.information.dk/lasse-soll-sunde