EU pushes for tougher tax haven blacklist

Pedro Gonçalves
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Some EU countries are calling for tougher sanctions on jurisdictions that facilitate tax avoidance in a move that is likely to spark a dispute with EU memgbers like Luxembourg and Ireland. According to a document prepared by the Danish government and seen by Reuters, a group of European Union countries are urging for a discussion on whether "current criteria provide sufficient protection against tax avoidance and evasion", and pushing for "strengthened" standards and sanctions.  It also calls for a discussion on how member states deal with the issue, asking: "Do we internally have suf...

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