Press releases
Taxation and Customs Union
European Statistical Programme 2013-17: Quality, timely and efficient statistics to support European policies
21/12/2011
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 21 December 2011 - "Quality statistics are vital for evidence based decision-making and the sound implementation of EU policies. They are also important in helping citizens to understand the EU and become ...
Q&A: European Statistical programme 2013-2017
21/12/2011
MEMO/11/939 Brussels, 21 December 2011 Q&A: European Statistical programme 2013-2017 What is the European Statistical Programme (ESP)? The ESP is the new financing programme covering Eurostat activities, as foreseen within the Multi-Annual Financial Framework ...
Anti-Fraud: New anti-fraud programmes adopted to protect EU financial interests until 2020
19/12/2011
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 19 December 2011, EU Anti-Fraud policy makes a substantial contribution to protecting the financial interests of the EU and Member States' budgets every year....
Questions and Answers: Commission adoption of Hercule III and Pericles 2020 programmes
19/12/2011
MEMO/11/921 Brussels, 19 December 2011 Hercule III What is the main objective of the Hercule III programme? Hercule III is a financial programme specifically dedicated to fighting fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting the financial ...
Commission proposes measures to tackle cross-border inheritance tax problems
15/12/2011
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 15 December 2011 - EU citizens that inherit foreign property are frequently faced with a tax bill from more than one Member State. In fact, in extreme cases the total value of a cross-border inherited asset ...
Tackling EU cross-border inheritance tax obstacles– Frequently Asked Questions
15/12/2011
MEMO/11/917 Brussels, 15 December 2011 (see also IP/11/1551 ) What are inheritance taxes? Inheritance tax means all taxes levied upon the death of an individual. Some Member States apply inheritance tax on the heirs, so that the taxable event is the enrichment ...
Future VAT system: pro-business, pro-growth
06/12/2011
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 6 December 2011 – "Value Added Tax (VAT) is paid for by citizens, collected by businesses and accounts for over 20% of national revenues. It therefore has a significant impact on every single EU citizen....
Questions and Answers: Value Added Tax (VAT)
06/12/2011
MEMO/11/874 Brussels, 6 December 2011 1. General background What is VAT? VAT is a consumption tax, charged on most goods and services traded for use or consumption in the EU. It is levied on the "value added" to the product at each stage of production ...
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