Tax consultations

Open dialogue involving the European Commission, stakeholders and interested parties helps ensure that existing rules and proposals for new rules are designed to keep pace with the reality of rapid change. This dialogue helps to achieve the regulatory efficiency we need to foster best administrative and legislative practice tailored to meet the needs of business in the European Union in the third millenium.

The Commission is responding to ever-wider use of the Internet by making greater use of Interactive Policy Making (IPM) and similar Internet-based tools as an additional means of evaluating existing EU policies and of conducting consultations on new initiatives. We hope that businesses, consumers and citizens will use these tools wherever possible, to help us to respond faster and more accurately to their needs.

This page provides an access point to consult the list of open and closed tax consultations. On our website you will also find consultations on customs matters.

For further consultations and discussion fora, please consult "Your Voice in Europe".

Open consultations

Closed consultations

Title & description	Policy activity	Target group	Closing date	Results & follow-up
VAT - Review of existing legislation on invoicing	Taxation	Businesses	19/09/2008	Summary report
VAT - Review of existing legislation on VAT reduced rates	Taxation	Public and businesses	12/05/2008	Summary report
VAT - Optional reverse charge mechanism	Taxation	Trader and businesses	15/10/2007
Green paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes	Taxation	Public and businesses	31/07/2007	Summary and list of respondents
Excise duties: Structure and tax rates applied on cigarettes and other manufactured tobacco	Taxation	Business and Public	01/07/2007	Responses and Summary
VAT- Possible introduction of a mechanism for eliminating double taxation in individual cases	Taxation	Business and Public	31/05/2007	Summary Report
VAT- Modernising the Value Added Tax treatment of vouchers and related issues	Taxation	Business	03/02/07	Summary report

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