Annual Report on Taxation Event 2025

On 24 June, we will host a half-day event – both onsite and online - to mark the publication of the Annual Report on Taxation (ART). The event will bring together leading experts to discuss key trends in EU tax systems and the data behind tax policy.  

This year’s theme, “Fair and effective taxation: Strengthening compliance and progressivity”, will guide discussions on how tax policy can promote fairness, strengthen compliance, and support sustainable public finances – drawing directly from the report’s findings. 

The first panel will address compliance risk management, examining the most effective tools for strengthening tax compliance and improving the efficiency of tax authorities.  

The second panel will tackle the progressivity of tax systems, focusing on how tax design can drive fairness while generating additional revenue.  

Programme

Venue: Auditorium, European Commission’s Breydel building and online 

09:30 – 09:40 - Welcome 

• Marie Goppelsroeder, Deputy Head of Unit, Economic analysis, Evaluation & Impact assessment support, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

09:40 – 09:50 - Presentation

2024 ART report: Main takeaways

• Ana Xavier, Head of Unit, Economic analysis, Evaluation & Impact assessment support, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

09:50 – 09:55 - Presentation

Compliance risk management: Key aspects of the ART report

• Paul Kearns, Economic and Policy Analyst, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

09:55 – 10:55 - Panel 1

Compliance risk management: Effective tools for improving tax compliance and the efficiency of tax authorities.

Moderator:

• Elena Scoppio, Director, Indirect Taxation and Tax Administration, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

Speakers:

• Jonas Fallov, Senior Public Sector Specialist, The World Bank
• Damián Migueles Chazarreta, Economist, Ph.D., The Analysis and Data Unit, Swedish Tax Agency
• Sarah Waters, Head of Compliance Policy and Evaluation, Irish Revenue
• Marta Gallucci, Economist, Italian Revenue Agency

10:55 – 11:25 - Coffee break  

11:25 – 11:30 - Presentation

Progressivity of tax systems: Key aspects of the ART report

• Francisco Macedo, Economic and Policy Analyst, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

11:30 – 12:30 - Panel 2

Progressivity of tax systems: Generating additional revenue through fairness.

Moderator: 

• Benjamin Angel, Director, Direct Taxation, Tax coordination, Economic Analysis and Evaluation, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

Speakers:

• Michael Christl, Research Fellow, Tax Foundation Europe; Associate Professor of Economics, Universidad Loyola Andalucía
• Arun Advani, Director, Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax)
• Olga Cantó, Director of the Applied Economics Master Program, University of Alcalá
• Petr Vilím, Head of Tax Reform Program & CFO, PAQ Research

12:30 – 12:40 - Closing remarks

• Gerassimos THOMAS, Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

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