Hungary scraps planned internet tax after mass demonstrations Controversial plans for a tax on internet data usage have been scrapped after a week of protests, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has confirmed. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 31 2014
Moscovici signals intention to bring in financial transaction tax By Joe Stanley-Smith October 30 2014
Netherlands tops table of best VAT collectors as EU VAT gap grows to €177 billion The Netherlands has again ranked at the top of the European Commission’s annual study into the VAT gap – the difference between expected VAT revenue and actual revenue collected –... By Joe Stanley-Smith October 29 2014
Amendment added to controversial Hungarian internet tax The Hungarian government has added an amendment to its draft ‘internet tax’ – the first of its kind in the world – in a bid to quell public outrage at... By Joe Stanley-Smith October 28 2014
Deals of the week - October 27 2014 To add your deals to our table, email Joe Stanley-Smith at joseph.stanley-smith@euromoneyplc.com. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 27 2014
Kokott takes aim at Marks and Spencer exception on EU group loss relief again Juliane Kokott, an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), believes the Court’s decision on group loss relief in the Marks & Spencer case should be overturned. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 23 2014
Four East African nations to harmonise VAT regimes Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda aim to synchronise their VAT regimes by April 2015. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 23 2014
Moscovici signals intention to bring in financial transaction tax Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted 423 to 209 to approve Jean-Claude Juncker’s new EU Commission team, including new taxation commissioner, Pierre Moscovici. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 22 2014
WHO approves Framework Convention on Tobacco Control group recommendations The WHO has approved tax guidelines encouraging countries to increase excise duty on cigarettes in order to reduce their consumption. By Joe Stanley-Smith October 21 2014
