The fight against aggressive tax planning by multinationals will be one of the “key issues” for the European Parliament over the next five years, EU economics and monetary affairs commissioner Olli Rehn has said.
“If there was one unifying message in the European elections, at least
based on my campaign trail, . . . [it] is that we have to continue to
act intensively against tax fraud, against tax evasion and against
aggressive tax planning by multinational corporations.”
“In the European Parliament in the next five years this will be one of
the key issues and will be one of the key challenges for the
commission.”
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Times - Fri, Jun 13, 2014
While declining to comment on the details of Wednesday’s announcement by the European Commission that it is investigating the Republic, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
about tax arrangements entered into with specific companies, Mr Rehn
welcomed the move. “I think it is very important that the commission has
acted here,” he said.
Speaking at an event hosted by European Movement Ireland and BDO in Brussels yesterday, Mr Rehn, who was elected as an MEP for Finland in last month’s European elections, said the European public had sent a clear message on the issue during the elections.
