The aim would be to remove barriers set up by different national tax systems, to reduce bureaucracy and compliance costs, to create equal conditions for companies based in different Member States and to remove problems of double taxation and tax evasion.
Roberts Zīle (UEN, LV) atgādināja, ka pirms pusgada Luksemburgā jaunās dalībvalstis piedāvāja samazināt savas finanšu prasības, jo lielās valstis nevarēja rast kompromisu.