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EU leaders today will boost the fight against tax fraud
Los líderes de la UE impulsarán hoy la lucha contra el fraude fiscal
EFE Economía Bruselas 22 MAY 2013 - 07:40 CET
EU leaders today will boost the fight against tax fraud
EFE Economy Brussels 22 MAY 2013 - 07:40 CET
The Heads of State and Government of the EU are scheduled today in Brussels agreed to intensify the fight against fraud and tax evasion and working to close the loopholes that leverage multinational tax avoidance.
The leaders of the twenty-seven, according to diplomatic sources have advanced, intended to give a "political momentum" and timetables to meet these objectives and promote the automatic exchange of bank information.
Brussels estimates that each year the Union lost 1 billion euros because of fraud and evasion, which is equivalent to the entire gross domestic product (GDP) in Spain.
In recent months, the debate has been revived with several scandals like the hidden account in Switzerland French former Minister Jérôme Cahuzac Budget and the "Offshore Leaks", the list of suspected tax dodgers released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
The impetus for progress on this issue has come after the creation of the "Group of Five" (Germany, France, UK, Spain and Italy) to work on the multilateral exchange of information and statements in favor of that is envisaged , someday the global standard in forums such as the G20.
The president of the European Commission (EC) Jose Manuel Barroso on Tuesday proposed that by 2015 there is an exchange of information on all types of income.
Luxembourg said on the eve of the summit that today will not be possible to go beyond the decisions of finance ministers of the EU on day 14, when the EC gave a mandate to negotiate with Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco San Marino and new agreements on banking information but did not advance to another key, the revised directive on taxation of savings.
This has stalled since 2008 due to opposition from Luxembourg and Austria not want to be at a disadvantage to other financial centers, preferring to await the outcome of the negotiations with the EU countries.
According to a community source, several countries want immediate approval of this revised directive while Austria and Luxembourg continue to resist, so today could live a new tug of war.
The latest draft summit conclusions, in any case, simply put the period before the end of the year.
In terms of the multinationals, the EU will advance work on the recommendations of the EC on aggressive tax planning and transfer of benefits and asked to Brussels to present by year-end review of the directive on parent companies and subsidiaries and examine the provisions against abuses contained in the legislation.
Energy policy will be the other big issue of the summit, in an attempt to mobilize this area to improve competitiveness, employment and growth.
Spain will be represented at the meeting by the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, who is due to meet bilaterally with President of Latvia to treat the Baltic country's entry into the euro, scheduled for 2014.
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