taxation

Slovakia hikes VAT to among EU’s highest

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday, September 18, reversed decades of opposition to tax hikes as his government amended…

2 months ago

‘No new taxes’ as Romania cracks down on evasion

Romania will not levy new taxes next year, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu pledged on Thursday 16 November, with parliamentary…

1 year ago

IMF advises Romania to fight tax evasion

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu declared that he was happy after holding discussions with International Monetary Fund experts after their…

1 year ago

Czech govt unveils austerity package

The Czech government announced "Czechia in Shape", a new tax package to reduce the state budget deficit on Thursday 11…

2 years ago

Estonia tops tax competitiveness index

For the ninth consecutive year, Estonia has the best tax regime of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, according…

2 years ago

Hungary falls out with EU, US over its opposition to minimum global tax rate

The Hungarian government said on Monday that it will pass a parliamentary resolution condemning EU criticism of its refusal to…

2 years ago

Hungary to levy windfall taxes on banking, energy, telcos, airlines, retail, pharma, ads

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that banks, insurance companies, retail chains, energy firms, telcos and airlines in Hungary will…

3 years ago

Romania unveils massive support scheme for firms, families

Romania is rolling out a EUR 3.4 billion part-EU-funded assistance package to help struggling companies and families amid the economic…

3 years ago

Hungary to go to the polls early April

Hungary will hold an election on April 3 when nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will compete with an opposition alliance…

3 years ago

Estonia a digital haven for Brexit refugees

Since Britain voted to leave the EU in 2016, hundreds of UK-linked entrepreneurs have taken up e-residency in Estonia. From…

3 years ago

Tax regime of ‘e-Estonia’ OECD’s most competitive for eighth year running

The three Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - are all highly competitive in terms of taxes, according to the latest International…

3 years ago