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EXCLUSIVE: Commissioner Semeta reveals his plans for the year ahead

Salman Shaheen
December 01, 2011
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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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