ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation

European economy cannot be rebuilt against backdrop of tax evasion, warns Tax Justice Network

Brussels, 28/04/2020 (Agence Europe)

As government aid to companies hit by the Covid-19 crisis multiplies, there are growing calls for it to be accompanied by tax transparency. On Tuesday 28 April, it was the Tax Justice Network’s turn to warn that the European economy cannot be rebuilt “on top of a tax haven trapdoor”.

Denmark, Poland and France (see EUROPE B12473A33) have announced in recent weeks that they will not grant economic aid to companies based or having subsidiaries in tax havens. While not all of these...