Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 17 May 2019

Summary:

A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held on 17 May 2019. The agenda includes the following items:

• Discussion on existing international tax reform, ahead of debates at OECD and G20 meetings on digital taxation;
• Discussion on measures to improve the business environment for excise goods;
• Exchange of views on a set of legislative proposals:
  • Directive on the structures of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages;
  • Directive on general arrangements for excise duty;
  • Regulation on administrative cooperation on the content of electronic register;
• Adoption of conclusions on the outcomes of the in-depth reviews and the implementation of the 2018 country-specific recommendations, in the framework of the 2019 European Semester;
• Adoption of update on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions.