Vestager says will use ‘Luxleaks’ documents in EU tax probe

EurActiv and EUObserver reported on comments of Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition Policy, on the 20 November 2014 that the Commission would use the 'Luxleaks' documents uncovered by investigative journalists earlier in November 2014 in its ongoing investigation of tax avoidance at the European level.

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