ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation

Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council relaunches EU-27 discussions on design of FTT

Brussels, 15/02/2021 (Agence Europe)

The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU has set itself a major challenge: to relaunch discussions between the 27 Member States over the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), according to a note suggesting a “way forward”, which was dated 12 February and a copy of which was obtained by EUROPE.

The document is intended to guide discussions that will take place on 24 February in the EU Council's working group on tax issues.

So far, the discussions have been taking place between the