Publications
BusinessEurope reacts to OECD/G20 political agreement on side-by-side global minimum tax, urges EU tax simplification
Reacting to today’s publication of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) of a Side-by-Side Political agreement, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer...
Safeguarding Europe’s competitiveness: Strategic tax measures for a disruptive global landscape
Key messages
Europe must not bear the global tax burden alone.
Global acceptance and consistent implementation of the G7 Statement is an immediate priority to prevent Europe from locking in a lo...
European Commission’s public consultation on VAT rules for Travel and Tourism – BusinessEurope comments
Introduction
BusinessEurope welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s public consultation on the VAT rules applicable to the travel and tourism sector.
We recall our re...
Economy and finance
BEFIT Tax Package: Business community urges caution and global alignment
25 January 2024 - BusinessEurope has published a new position paper on the European Commission’s BEFIT proposal, and BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “European businesses sup...
Economy and finance
Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope supports the Commission’s initiatives to improve the corporate income tax system in the EU. Nevertheless, the proposed BEFIT directive does not deliver the Commissionâ...
Economy and finance
Proposal for a Directive on transfer pricing – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We support the Commission’s objectives of increasing tax certainty and mitigating the risks of litigation and double taxation related to transfer pricing arrangements.
The proposed...
Economy and finance
Directive establishing a head office tax system for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the Commission’s proposed head office tax system rules as these have the potential to reduce tax compliance costs significantly for SMEs operating cross-borde...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope reacts to proposed EU Framework for Income Taxation
12 September 2023 - Commenting on the package of tax proposals announced by the European Commission today (the BEFIT and Transfer Pricing Directives), BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer...
Economy and finance