Strasbourg, 20/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 13 December, the European Parliament adopted the report by Pier Luigi Bersani (PES, Italy) supporting the idea of a common consolidated tax base for companies within the EU and a pilot project for this, under the rules of the State of residence for SMEs (consultation procedure). Noting that European companies active on the internal market are hindered by tax obstacles, problems of double taxation and high conformity costs when they are active in...