The European Commission received the final report of a High Level Expert Group on Taxation of the Digital Economy on 28 May 2014.
The independent group was asked to examine key issues relating to taxing the digital economy in the EU, and to present its ideas on the best approach to various challenges and opportunities in this field.
The main conclusions of the report include the following points:
The Commission will now consider the report and decide on policy orientations in due course.
EU tax commissioner Algirdas Šemeta said: ‘A united EU approach to tackling tax evasion and a more favourable tax environment for businesses – digital and otherwise – have been our overarching goals in recent years. I am pleased that the High Level Group very much confirms that this is where our energy and efforts must be focused in EU tax policy.’
The European Commission received the final report of a High Level Expert Group on Taxation of the Digital Economy on 28 May 2014.
The independent group was asked to examine key issues relating to taxing the digital economy in the EU, and to present its ideas on the best approach to various challenges and opportunities in this field.
The main conclusions of the report include the following points:
The Commission will now consider the report and decide on policy orientations in due course.
EU tax commissioner Algirdas Šemeta said: ‘A united EU approach to tackling tax evasion and a more favourable tax environment for businesses – digital and otherwise – have been our overarching goals in recent years. I am pleased that the High Level Group very much confirms that this is where our energy and efforts must be focused in EU tax policy.’