MEMO/11/824 Brussels, 24 November 2011 BUDGET EMPLOYMENT ENERGY ENTREPRISE ENVIRONMENT HOME AFFAIRS DIGITAL AGENDA JUSTICE INTERNAL MARKET TRANSPORT HEALTH & CONSUMERS TAX & CUSTOMS AT 1429 1410 1411 BE 1417 1429 1424 BG 1437 1429 CY 1431 1429 1432 144…
Customs: Commission requests Italy to review its judicial practice on remission and repayment of duties
European Commission – Press release Brussels, 24 November 2011 – The European Commission has formally requested Italy to implement proper appeal procedures on requests for remission or reimbursement of customs duties….
Taxation: The Commission takes Italy to Court over its VAT exemption for ships
European Commission – Press release Brussels, 24 November 2011 – The European Commission has decided to refer Italy to the Court of Justice for the VAT exemption it grants to ships. Under the VAT Directive, a VAT exemption can be granted, subject to …
Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud "Tax reforms needed for consolidation and growth" Annual Growth Survey – Press Conference Brussels, 23 November 2011
SPEECH/11/797 Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud ” Tax reforms needed for consolidation and growth” Annual Growth Survey – Press Conference Brussels, 23 November 2011 In the coordination of fiscal poli…
Taxation: More efficient cooperation in collecting excise duties
European Commission – Press release Brussels, 14 November 2011 – New rules on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties, which would speed up the collection of the duties and improve Member States’ controls on the revenue, have been pr…
Tackling double taxation for a stronger Single Market
European Commission – Press release Brussels, 11 November 2011 – Double taxation, and double non-taxation, contradict the very spirit of the Single Market. Yet many citizens and businesses are still suffering heavier tax burdens just because they ope…