Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers, 27-28 April 2018

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The Bulgarian Finance Minister hosted on 27-28 April 2018 an informal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

Ministers and central bankers discussed the convergence policy inside and outside the Eurozone, as well as the reduction of fragmentation within the Capital Markets Union (CMU). The second day of the meeting was devoted to improving revenue collection and fighting tax fraud in the single market, as well as to corporate taxation and the taxation of the digital economy.

RFI, 28.04.18: French plan to increase tax on tech giants faces stiff EU opposition http://en.rfi.fr/americas/20180428-french-plan-increase-tax-tech-giants-faces-stiff-eu-opposition

Malta Today, 28.04.18: Malta blocks EU plans for a digital tax on corporate turnover https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/europe/86499/malta_blocks_eu_plans_for_a_digital_tax_on_corporate_turnover

The Irish Times, 29.04.18: EU finance ministers give cool reception to digital tax plan https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/eu-finance-ministers-give-cool-reception-to-digital-tax-plan-1.3478055

EurActiv, 30.04.18: Macron digital tax plan faces EU rebuff https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/macron-digital-tax-plan-faces-eu-rebuff/

The Sofia Globe, 29.04.18: EU finance ministers call for better co-operation among tax administrations to fight tax fraud https://sofiaglobe.com/2018/04/29/eu-finance-ministers-call-for-better-co-operation-among-tax-administrations-to-fight-tax-fraud/

Politico, 28.04.18: France left isolated in digital tax fight as UK backs away https://www.politico.eu/article/bruno-le-maire-digital-tax-france-left-isolated-in-fight-as-uk-backs-away/

European Commission: Remarks by Vice-President Dombrovskis at the first informal ECOFIN press conference in Sofia http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-18-3604_en.htm

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