In the European Union (EU), there are longstanding and ongoing pressures toward a tax that is levied on the EU level to substitute for national contributions. We discuss conditions under which such a transition can make sense, starting from what we call a ‘decentralization theorem of...

There is a large, yet growing debate about the need to complement the European monetary union with a stronger fiscal union. This article reviews the potential trade-offs between effectiveness, moral hazard problems, and permanent redistribution. Addressing the counter-arguments against a tighter...

In its Cadbury-Schweppes decision of 12 September 2006 (C-196/04), the Court of Justice of the European Union decided that the UK controlled foreign corporation rules, which were implemented to subject low taxed passive income of foreign affiliates to UK corporate tax, implied an infringement of...

Die zum 1. Mai 2004 der Europäischen Union beigetretenen mittel- und osteuropäischen Staaten weisen Steuerbelastungen der Unternehmen aus, die meist weit unter dem Niveau liegen, welches die 15 bisherigen Mitgliedsländer einfordern. Vor diesem Hintergrund forderten Deutschland und Frankreich...