Press Release: Fighting tax evasion: Commission sets up a Platform for Tax Good Governance

As part of its concerted drive against tax evasion and avoidance, the European Commission on 23 April 2013 set up the Platform for Tax Good Governance. The Platform will monitor Member States' progress in tackling aggressive tax planning and clamping down on tax havens, in line with the Recommendations presented by the Commission in 2012. The aim is to ensure that real and effective action is taken by Member States to address these problems, within a coordinated EU framework.

The Platform will be comprised of a wide cross-section of interested parties - national tax authorities, European Parliament, businesses, academics, NGOs and other stakeholders. This will also facilitate dialogue and exchange of expertise, which can feed into a more coordinated and effective EU approach against tax evasion and avoidance.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Clamping down on tax evasion and avoidance: Commission presents the way forward http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-clamping-down-on-tax-evasion-and-avoidance-commission-presents-the-way-forward/

European Commission: Rapid: SPEECH/13/351: Tax Good Governance Platform http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-351_en.htm

---