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May 21, 2026
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  • In June 2011 the German parliament decided to significantly limit the useful life of German nuclear power plants. Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein and Michael Dettmeier of Hogan Lovells explain peculiarities of German taxation of wind farms in offshore sites within the German exclusive economic zones.
  • William Arrenberg and Isaac Zailer, of Herbert Smith, consider the uncertainties created by the UK tax and regulatory regime associated with North Sea decommissioning. They then compare the difficulties faced by companies in the UK with the position in a number of other jurisdictions, before finally considering the recent UK budget announcement aimed at reducing the uncertainty relating to decommissioning tax reliefs.
  • Salman Shaheen looks at the two main camps working for tax transparency, the OECD and the Tax Justice Network (TJN), and finds out why they no longer agree on the best way to stamp out avoidance.

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