EURACTIV Reporter, Brian Maguire, met with German Die Linke MP, Fabio de Masi, in the Bundestag.
A press review on tax evasion in the European Union.
EU leftist lawmaker Fabio De Masi called for tougher sanctions, including the removal of business licences for advisers promoting aggressive tax planning.
The EU is to attac tax avoidance and tax evasion. Commission suggests a directive that would make lawyers and accountants whistle-blowers when they detect tax avoidance in their customers tax planning.
"Accountants face fines for aggressive corporate tax planning under draft EU law"
Presentation of the studies “The Impact of Schemes revealed by the Panama Papers on the Economy and Finances of a Sample of Member States” and "Fighting tax crimes – Cooperation between Financial Intelligence Units. Ex-Post Impact Assessment."