Taxation is an important part of our lives. Tax policies have a major impact on businesses, the economy and ordinary citizens, and shape our public finances and public services. It is essential to have high quality data and comparable information about tax systems if we are to develop robust and...

This first edition of the Tax Policies in the EU survey contributes to the discussion on better taxation by providing a summary of recent reforms in Member States to illustrate how decision-makers are seeking to achieve these two objectives. It presents in an accessible format elements of the...

More than ever, tax policies and are under scrutiny, not only for their impact on businesses and the economy, but also for their effects on public finances, public services and ordinary citizens. To develop good tax policies, and to better understand existing policies, it is essential to have...

This report contains a detailed statistical and economic analysis of the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union, plus Iceland and Norway, which are Members of the European Economic Area. The main body of the report is a set of 'country chapters' which give an overview of the main...

This report contains a detailed statistical and economic analysis of the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union, plus Iceland and Norway, which are Members of the European Economic Area. The data are presented within a unified statistical framework (the ESA95 harmonised system of...

In recent years, tax policy has become a central pillar of government measures to boost the economy and tackle social and environmental issues. Increasingly, the challenges faced by tax systems are global in nature, and high quality data and comparable information about different countries' tax...

This report analyses the possible impact of the pandemic on future public finances. According to the latest forecast (Spring 2021), tax revenue in the EU is expected to have decreased in 2020, but less than GDP. Therefore, the tax-to- GDP ratio would have increased in 2020 but it will fall...

This report contains a detailed statistical and economic analysis of the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland and Norway. The data are presented within a unified statistical framework (the ESA95 harmonised system of national and regional accounts), which makes it...

This report contains a detailed statistical and economic analysis of the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union and Norway. The data are presented within a unified statistical framework (the ESA95 harmonised system of national and regional accounts), which makes it possible to...