The European Commission has published six press releases concerning infringement procedures in the field of taxation against nine EU Member States. The countries concerned are; France; Hungary; Portugal; Greece; Germany; Belgium; Denmark; Sweden; and the Netherlands.
The area of taxation concerned is as follows:
- France - electricity taxation;
- France, Hungary and Portugal - VAT legislation;
- Greece - refund of unduly paid VAT and other taxes;
- Germany - anti-abuse provision on withholding tax relief;
- Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden - exit tax for companies;
- Belgium, France, Greece, the Netherlands and Portugal - discriminatory rules in direct taxation
The press releases concerning the above infringement procedures are available here.