The European Union’s tax watchdog unveiled on Wednesday a plan for tackling corporate tax avoidance and ending the practice of sweet deals for multinational companies.
The EU’s executive Commission also published a blacklist of 30 countries it says are not doing enough to crack down on tax avoidance. The list ranges from Belize to Panama, European principalities like Monaco to Hong Kong and Pacific nations like Vanuatu.
“These tax havens cover the five continents,” said Pierre Moscovici, the EU’s top tax official. He urged them to quickly adopt “agreed international standards” to fight against tax evasion.
The plan aims to make sure that multinationals pay taxes where they generate profits, that tax rules in one country do not penalize others, and that honest businesses don’t lose out to unscrupulous competitors.
“Our citizens can no longer tolerate that certain companies, often the most prosperous, avoid fair tax contributions and that certain tax regimes encourage them on this path,” Moscovici said.
The move is part of a wider crackdown that has followed the leak of documents alleging some multinationals have preferential tax deals with Luxembourg. The EU set up a committee in February to probe national tax rules in the wake of the scandal.
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