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Now on to what you can expect in today’s briefing: Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn urges haste regarding future EU own resources. Even though the EU Parliament is very committed, the heads of state and government of the member states still have some way to go,” says Hahn in an interview with Hans-Peter Siebenhaar.
An excess profits tax for energy companies is currently the subject of lively debate in Germany, including within the traffic light coalition where parties disagree. Spain’s government, on the other hand, has recently presented a draft law that provides for special taxes for banks and energy companies. Isabel Cuesta Camacho reports on the plans from Madrid.
In Mirja Mader‘s profile, you can read how Burkhard Ober came to Brussels in 2006 as Head of European Affairs at Allianz. Today, he is a consultant at Hume Brophy, where he advises on financial market regulation.
Antje Sirleschtov
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EU own resources: Budget Commissioner Hahn urges haste
In the discussion on future own resources, the EU Commission criticizes the continued reluctance of member states. “We haven’t really gotten off the ground yet. Even though the EU Parliament is very committed, there is still room for improvement among the heads of state and government of the member countries,” EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn told Europe.Table. “The European Council needs to understand that we need to start the talks now.”
The Commission had presented its proposals for a new own resources system shortly before Christmas last year. Specifically, this proposal envisages three future sources of money for the EU budget : Revenue from emissions trading, revenue from the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and a share from the global minimum tax agreed within the OECD.
Last October, 130 member countries of the OECD agreed to reform the international tax system in the fight against profit shifting and tax avoidance. According to Commission estimates, this could create revenue of €2.5 to €4 billion per year for the EU coffers.
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