IP/11/422 Brussels, 6 April 2011 The European Commission has decided to refer Belgium to the EU’s Court of Justice because of its discriminatory taxation of foreign investment companies. Such discrimination is in breach of EU Single Market rules on the…
Taxation: Commission requests Cyprus to modify discriminatory excise duty rules for imported second-hand motorcycles
IP/11/426 Brussels, 6 April 2011 The European Commission has formally requested Cyprus to amend its legislation on depreciation scales for the calculation of excise duties on second-hand motorcycles because the current rules discriminate against import…
Taxation: Commission formally requests Belgium to change its law on taxation of capital gains
IP/11/421 Brussels, 6 April 2011 The European Commission has formally requested Belgium to amend its rules concerning the taxation of capital gains because they discriminate against assets outside Belgium and so breach basic EU Single Market rules (fre…
Taxation: Commission requests Belgium to amend property tax legislation
IP/11/427 Brussels, 6 April 2011 The European Commission has formally requested Belgium to amend its tax legislation which provides for tax exemption of certain types of real estate located in Belgium so as to ensure its compliance with EU rules on the…
Taxation: Commission refers The Netherlands to Court over tax discrimination against foreign charities
IP/11/429 Brussels, 6 April 2011 The European Commission has decided to refer The Netherlands to the EU’s Court of Justice because its tax treatment of gifts to charities is discriminatory and in breach of EU rules on the free movement of capital….
Taxation: Commission requests Germany to extend VAT exemptions for sharing costs of services
IP/11/428 Brussels, 6 April 2011 The European Commission has formally requested Germany to amend its value added tax (VAT) legislation so as to extend the scope of the exemption from VAT for services supplied to their members by independent groups of …