Set against the background of the deepening economic crisis within the member states of the EU, the European Commission is analyzing the development of poverty, unemployment and exclusion analyzed. Here the EU has shown a clear dichotomy: The highest values in terms of poverty and unemployment risk in the southern and eastern states, set against the relatively successful crisis management in the north, in particular in Germany, France and Poland.
13 million new vehicles are registered in the European Union every year. Nevertheless the registration tax and the vehicle tax are not harmonized within the EU. The EU commission recognizes the danger that there could be a double vehicle taxation of citizens and companies due to lack of harmonization. In order to prevent this, the commission presented regulations for passenger vehicle taxation in a notification on December 14, 2012 and recommended proceedings for implementation to the member countries.
By Prof. Robert Anthony, Anthony & Cie
On April 12th the French government announced new changes to the wealth tax which are expected to be adopted by the Parliament by mid July at the latest.
