17-10-2024 09:00
Public hearing on "Simplification and Transparency"
On 17 October 2024, from 9:00 to 10:30, the FISC Subcommittee will host a public hearing on “Simplification and transparency: Role of simplified tax policy to encourage growth, job creation, competitiveness and cross-border business within the EU”.
Over the past years, stakeholders have been raising more and more concerns about compliance costs and administrative burden. At the same time, the recent publication of two reports, one by Enrico Letta and one by Mario Draghi, have ignited a new debate on how to improve the competitiveness of the EU's economy in the aftermath of the COVID-pandemic and the economic hardships caused by the war in Ukraine.
Against this background, this public hearing will gather information and discuss in which ways reducing both taxpayers' tax compliance and governmental administrative costs could foster cross-border business, increase competitiveness, and eventually lead to more job creation and economic growth.
- Draft programme (PDF - 383 KB)
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Prof. Dr. Eva Eberhartinger, Full Professor and Chair of Business Taxation at the Department of Finance, Accounting, and Statistics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)
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Prof. Dr. Christiana HJI Panayi, Professor of Tax Law at Queen Mary University of London
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Dr. Panayiotis Nicolaides, Director of Research at the EU Tax Observatory, Paris School of Economics
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Background document provided by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)