Statement: Statement by Commissioner Šemeta on Taxation Trends in Europe

The European Commission presented the 2014 edition of its Taxation Trends report on the 16 June 2014. This report takes stock of the tax systems in the Member States, including extensive and comparable data on their tax structures and rates. It also provides an analysis on the evolution of these trends over the medium- to long-term period.

In a launch statement Commissioner Šemeta made a statement stressing the need to lower labour taxes in order to create jobs in Europe.

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Eurostat: Press Release: STAT/14/92: Taxation trends in the European Union: The overall tax-to-GDP ratio in the EU28 up to 39.4% of GDP in 2012, labour taxes remain major source of tax revenue http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STAT-14-92_en.pdf

European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/taxation-and-customs-union_en

EUObserver, 16.06.14: Danes the highest taxed in Europe, reveals Eurostat http://euobserver.com/news/124616

European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union: Taxation: General information: Economic analysis of taxation: Taxation trends in the European Union http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/gen_info/economic_analysis/tax_structures/index_en.htm

Eurostat: Statistical Books: Taxation trends in the European Union. 2014 edition http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3217494/5786841/KS-DU-14-001-EN.PDF

EurActiv, 17.06.14: Commission warns member states against labour tax cash cow http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/commission-warns-member-states-against-labour-tax-cash-cow-302862

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