Brussels, 28/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 27 November 2008, the European Commission decided to pursue a series of infringement proceedings against various member states over failure to respect EU direct and indirect taxation rules.
Direct taxation. The Commission has decided to take Spain and Portugal to the European Court of Justice because the rules on dividends and/or interest payments for foreign pension funds mean that they may be taxed more highly than local pension funds....