Press Release: Modernising customs and fiscal procedures: The European Commission proposes to renew EU programmes to finance the customs reform and stimulate the smooth management of IT tax systems

The European Commission on 17 May 2006 presented two proposals to renew the existing Fiscalis 2007 and Customs 2007 programmes as from 2008 till end 2013. The new programmes were to aim at providing Member States with means to better combat tax and customs fraud and to cut compliance costs for traders and taxable persons. Customs 2013 would support new security policy initiatives, the modernisation of the customs code and the introduction of a pan-European paperless customs environment. Fiscalis 2013 would continue to stimulate co-operation between tax authorities and assist them in developing an appropriate balance between efficiency of controls and burdens on taxable persons. Both programmes would contribute to the development and management of the trans European IT tax and customs systems.

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European Commission: PreLex: COM(2006) 202: Proposal for a Decision … establishing a Community programme to improve the operation of taxation systems in the internal market (Fiscalis 2013), 17.5.06 http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier.cfm?CL=en&ReqId=0&DocType=COM&DocYear=2006&DocNum=0202

European Commission: PreLex: COM(2006) 201: Proposal for a Decision … establishing an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2013), 17.5.06 http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier.cfm?CL=en&ReqId=0&DocType=COM&DocYear=2006&DocNum=0201

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