tax reform

Economy

Republicans advance Trump's tax bill after initial struggles

The bill would build on various tax breaks from Trump's first term and temporarily introduce new ones. The state would partially offset the cost by reducing spending on Medicaid and food assistance.

03/07/2025

Business

Inside the European centres favoured for cross-border tax planning

Euronews takes a closer look at the favoured corporate tax centres across Europe and its overseas territories.

14/05/2025

Economy

Where do workers pay the highest and lowest taxes across Europe?

Personal income tax rates vary significantly across Europe, with Nordic countries paying the highest and Eastern European countries the lowest. Euronews takes a closer look at the key factors that influence how much individuals pay in tax.

01/05/2025

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WATCH: Nationwide protests in Kenya over controversial tax proposals

Thousands of young Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi and other cities on Tuesday to protest against new tax proposals in the government's annual budget.

25/06/2024

Economy

Where does the middle class pay the highest and lowest tax in Europe?

The tax burden on the middle class differs across the EU, as well as across the different income segments.

01/03/2024

Business

Euroviews. The global minimum tax is here, and this tax emperor has no clothes

Will the minimum tax raise hundreds of billions in revenue and end tax competition? At best, it’s uncertain; at worst, it’s unlikely, Daniel Bunn writes.

03/01/2024

Europe Decoded

The EU has a new deal on 'tax fairness'. This is how it will work.

The EU's deal builds upon a landmark tax agreement brokered by the OECD and endorsed by 137 countries around the world.

16/12/2022

Economy

Hungary blocks €18 billion in aid for Ukraine and deepens rift with EU

The approval of the €18 billion in financial aid for Ukraine requires unanimity among the 27 member states.

06/12/2022

Europe News

Global Corporate Tax: France says EU can bypass Hungarian veto

The French Economy Minister said on Thursday that he is working on "alternative solutions" to enable member states to implement the 15% levy on large multinationals despite Budapest's veto.

30/06/2022

Economy

Hungary blocks EU deal on 15% minimum corporate tax

Budapest argues the new tax would deal a "low blow" for European competitiveness and put jobs at risk.

17/06/2022

Money

Portugal wants to start taxing cryptocurrencies, says finance minister

Portugal is currently seen as attractive to crypto investors thanks to current tax rules that don't apply to cryptocurrencies.

19/05/2022

Mobility

Why Elon Musk could sell 10% of his Tesla stock

The Tesla CEO said he would "abide" by the results of a Twitter poll telling him to sell. But a possible tax bill could be the real reason.

08/11/2021

Europe News

EU removes Seychelles from tax blacklist despite Pandora Papers

The latest update of the EU list of "non-cooperative jurisdictions" has exempted Seychelles, Anguilla and Dominica from being blacklisted.

05/10/2021

World News

Euroviews. The real reasons Ireland is against a 15% corporate tax rate | View

The arguments of the Irish government to oppose a global effort to reform the tax system are not convincing and might push Ireland farther away from the EU, argues Trinity's Dr Jim Charles Stewart.

16/07/2021

Europe News

Brussels presses pause on plans for an EU-wide digital tax

The decision coincides with a landmark OECD deal to reform the global tax system and the visit of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

12/07/2021

Europe News

Ireland, Hungary & Estonia opt out of tax deal and jeopardise EU unity

The three countries, which represent around 4% of the EU's GDP, did not sign up to a landmark OECD technical agreement to overhaul the global tax system.

02/07/2021

World News

OECD: 130 countries agree on minimum global corporate tax rate

130 countries have backed a global corporate tax rate but Hungary and Ireland were among a small group of countries that did not join the framework.

01/07/2021

Money

Report: US demands delay to proposed new EU digital tax

Documents seen by AFP show that US diplomats pressured EU member states to delay the plans, saying they could derail a global tax agreement.

30/06/2021

Europe News

EU hails G7 tax deal but internal divisions might thwart consensus

Some member states, like Ireland and Hungary, are wary of embracing the 15% minimum rate, fearing it will upend their economic model.

07/06/2021

Tech News

The global minimum tax rate and what it means for multinationals

The G7 has come to a historic agreement on global corporate tax rates. But what does it mean for governments and multinationals?

05/06/2021