Press Release: Clamping down on tax evasion and avoidance: Commission presents the way forward

The European Commission presented an Action Plan for a more effective EU response to tax evasion and avoidance on the 6 December 2012. It sets out a comprehensive set of measures, for now and for the future, to help Member States protect their tax bases and recapture billions of euros legitimately due.

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European Commission: Memo/12/949: Tax evasion and avoidance: Questions and Answers http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-949_en.htm

European Commission: Speech/12/915: Algirdas Šemeta: Combatting Tax Evasion: A Tougher EU approach http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-915_en.htm

EUObserver, 07.12.12: Commission - EU must combat 1 trillion euro tax dodging http://euobserver.com/news/118450

European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union: Taxation: Fight against tax fraud and tax evasion http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/tax_fraud_evasion/index_en.htm

EurActiv, 07.12.12: Commission moves to close tax fraud, evasion loopholes http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/brussels-acts-close-tax-loophole-news-516513

BBC News, 06.12.12: Tax avoidance targeted by European Union http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20627280

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