Luxembourg, 08/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Ecofin Council has formally adopted a regulation and a directive to improve the fight against tax fraud, by strengthening co-operation between the taxation authorities of the Member States.
The regulation sets stricter rules on the exchange of information between administrations in the field of indirect taxation. Administrations will have up to three months, for example, to respond to a request for assistance. Officials of the State which...