19/10/2015 : ECFIN Annual Tax Workshop: Political economy of tax reforms

• Programme: ECFIN Annual Tax Workshop: Political economy of tax reforms(92 kB)  
• Video of the workshop
• Summary of the workshop(187 kB)  "In the context of tax policy challenges in many EU Member States, the 2015 ECFIN taxation workshop addressed the political economy obstacles substantial tax reforms face and possible avenues to successful reform implementation. It presented concrete examples of tax reforms in Italy and Greece, discussed the political economy dimensions of specific tax areas and looked into issues related to tax fraud and tax coordination. The workshop hosted Commissioner Moscovici for the keynote address."

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Kick-off presentation

• Challenges for tax reforms in EU Member States: main lessons from the 2015 "Tax Reforms Report"(316 kB)   - Florian Wőhlbier (DG ECFIN)

Session I – Obstacles and strategies for tax reforms

• Political economy of taxation: needs and drivers for tax reforms(526 kB)   - Ian Preston (University College London)
• Making fundamental tax reforms happen(290 kB)   – Bert Brys (OECD)
• Political support for tax reforms in Italy(336 kB)   – Paola Profeta (Bocconi University)
• Political challenges to reform taxation in Greece(226 kB)   – Nikolaos Tatsos (Panteion University Athens)

Session II – Focus on political economy dimensions of specific tax areas

• Resistance to reforming property taxes(277 kB)   – André Masson (Paris School of Economics)
• Political economy of tax expenditures(494 kB)   – Athena Kalyva (DG ECFIN)
• Tax transparency and tax co-ordination: a new era for tax reforms in a globalised world(626 kB)   – Michael Devereux (University of Oxford)

Closing session

• Keynote address – Political economy of tax reforms(281 kB)   - Pierre Moscovici (EU Commissioner, Economic and Financial affairs, Taxation and Customs)

Contact

• ECFIN-C3-Tax-Workshop-2015@ec.europa.eu