Author (Corporate) | European Parliament |
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Series Title | Press Release |
Series Details | 05.05.15 |
Publication Date | 05/05/2015 |
Content Type | News |
The European Parliament's special tax rulings committee held a debate on 5 May 2015 with Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. Members of the committee asked Ms Vestager several questions - why did the European Commission take so long to launch investigations into member states’ tax rulings? Is its strategy to go only after small countries, such as Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Ireland? Will the instruments available to it suffice? And if not, what would it take to do away with unfair tax competition? On 11 May 2015, the special committee held a hearing with Richard Brooks of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, who defended that 'whistleblowers should receive protection when they reveal behaviour that goes against the public interest and not only when they reveal illegal activities'. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150504IPR49647/ |
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Subject Categories | Taxation |
Countries / Regions | Europe |