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Fair and simple taxation – Join our online event with Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on 21 September

date:  17/09/2020

On Monday 21 September, Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni will host an interactive online event on “Fair and Simple Taxation”, kicking off at 16h00 with a debate between the Commissioner, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, and MEP Irene Tinagli, Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

The digital event will give participants the opportunity to find out how EU policies can support recovery and improve the tax environment in Europe, and engage with tax experts from national authorities, businesses, NGOs and the academia. The first debate will be followed by a follow-up conversation with DG TAXUD Director Benjamin Angel and representatives of business and civil society.

The event will be streamed live on Europe by Satellite (EbS) and you can also follow the event on DG TAXUD’s Twitter and YouTube accounts.

Questions can be asked online through Slido (Event code: “FairTaxationEvent”) or Twitter (tweet with the hashtag #FairTaxationEvent). To find out more, please visit our website