The European Parliament has launched its reflection on how to better tackle harmful tax practices in the EU. Rapporteur for Parliament, Aurore Lalucq MEP (S&D, France) has just unveiled her draft own-initiative report, which sets out some initial ideas.
The draft text begins by recalling that the proliferation of tax scandals involving multinationals and wealthy individuals, such as the Lux Leaks and the Panama Papers, has revealed the extent and seriousness of this phenomenon and underlined...