23/06/25 (Agence Europe) – In its own-initiative opinion on assessing tax reporting obligations in the EU, adopted at its plenary session on Wednesday 18 June, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) considers that “an impact assessment should be undertaken for every proposal” on taxation. The EESC believes that the “concrete implications for taxpayers and companies of new legislative initiatives” must be properly assessed. It also recommended conducting competitiveness checks on these new legislative initiatives, including for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in order to “ensure that the new rules actually support the planned objectives of the Commission in terms of simplification, decluttering and reduction of the administrative burden”. The methodology for measuring competitiveness must be carefully developed and communicated. Read the opinion: https://aeur.eu/f/hi0 (AD)