Statement by European Commissioner for Competition Margarethe Vestager on tax state aid investigations

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Series Details STATEMENT/14/1480 (06.11.14)
Publication Date 06/11/2014
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Margarethe Vestager, Commissioner for Competition, made a statement on tax state aid investigations in Brussels, 6 November 2014. Two on-going investigations were mentioned: concerning corporate taxation of Amazon and Fiat Finance & Trade (FFT).

The statement was made on the same day as an investigation from the ICIJ consortium concluded that Luxembourg had hundreds of secret tax deals with international companies.
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ESO: Background information: State aid: Commission investigates transfer pricing arrangements on corporate taxation of Apple (Ireland) Starbucks (Netherlands) and Fiat Finance and Trade (Luxembourg) http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-state-aid-commission-investigates-transfer-pricing-arrangements-on-corporate-taxation-of-apple-ireland-starbucks-netherlands-and-fiat-finance-and-trade-luxembourg/
ESO: Background information: State aid: Commission investigates transfer pricing arrangements on corporate taxation of Amazon in Luxembourg http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-state-aid-commission-investigates-transfer-pricing-arrangements-on-corporate-taxation-of-amazon-in-luxembourg/
ESO: Background information: Luxembourg tax deals weigh on Juncker http://www.europeansources.info/record/luxembourg-tax-deals-weigh-on-juncker/
BBC News, 06.11.14: EU to press Luxembourg over tax breaks amid fresh allegations http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29933050
EUObserver, 06.11.14: Juncker 'serene' over Luxembourg tax scandal http://euobserver.com/political/126409
EurActiv, 06.11.14: Commission spokesperson dodges awkward questions on tax evasion, while Juncker dodges the press http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/commission-spokesperson-dodges-awkward-questions-tax-evasion-juncker-hides
EurActiv, 13.11.14: Schäuble urges EU to boost transparency on tax deals http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/schauble-urges-eu-boost-transparency-tax-deals-309963
BBC News, 16.01.15: Amazon: Luxembourg tax deal probably 'state aid' EC says http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30844962
EUObserver, 16.01.15: EU commission scrutinises Luxembourg's tax deal with Amazon https://euobserver.com/economic/127251
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