EXCLUSIVE: Commissioner Semeta reveals his plans for the year ahead

Salman Shaheen

December 01 2011

Next year will be challenging for the European Commission as it presses ahead with its plans to reform the EU’s VAT system, revise the Energy Tax Directive and implement a financial transactions tax. In an exclusive interview, Algirdas Šemeta, European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud explains how he will be keeping taxpayers busy in 2012.

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