The "mite" plan of the commission on tax evasion
The plan to fight against tax evasion, presented by the European Commission to the Ministers of Economy and Finance on Tuesday, is "ambitious", says Taxation Commissioner Semeta. But that ambition looks like a moth-eaten old sweater. The Brussels executive was careful not to propose a blacklist of countries that do not collaborate in the exchange of information. What in technical language are called “non-cooperative jurisdictions”. He contented himself with proposing “criteria defined in a coordinated manner”. In other words, each State can establish a list as it wishes as long as it respects some very vague criteria. Moreover, this plan does not include any retaliation or sanctions. In other words, a stroke of the sword in the water.
(NGV)
