On this page you will find an overview of press releases broken down by policy area.
Direct Taxation related press releases are also available from a separate table .
| Taxation (General) |
| 11/07/2006 | IP/06/972 | Taxation: Italy - refund of unduly paid taxes |
| Car taxation |
| 21/12/2006 | IP/06/1877 | Car taxation: infringement procedures against Denmark and Finland Proceedings against Denmark closed on 14/04/2009 and on 14/05/2009 (Denmark changed its legislation); Proceedings against Finland closed on 28/01/2010 (Finland changed its legislation) |
| 04/07/2006 | IP/06/918 | Car taxation: infringement procedures against Poland and Finland Proceedings against Poland closed on 17/10/2007 Proceedings against Finland closed on 8/10/2009 and 5/05/2010 respectively (Finland changed its legislation) |
| 10/04/2006 | IP/06/485 | Car taxation: infringement procedure against Cyprus |
| 16/01/2006 | IP/06/41 | Indirect taxation: Commission refers Greece to Court over VAT on roadside assistance contracts and over car registration taxation |
| Company taxation |
| 25/07/2006 | IP/06/1060 | Direct Taxation: Commission requests Belgium, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal to end discriminatory taxation of outbound dividends Proceedings against Luxembourg closed on 06/05/2008 Proceedings against Belgium closed on 18/09/2008 Proceedings against Spain closed on 14/03/2011 (Spain changed its legislation) Proceedings against Italy closed on 31/05/2012 (Italy changed its legislation) |
| 11/07/2006 | IP/06/971 | Direct taxation: Commission decides to take Portugal to Court over discriminatory taxation of foreign banks Proceedings closed on 14/03/2011 |
| 05/07/2006 | IP/06/934 | Direct taxation - Commission refers Italy and Luxembourg to Court for failure to adopt measures related to the Parent Subsidiary Directive Proceedings closed on 27/06/2007 |
| 05/07/2006 | IP/06/933 | Direct taxation: Commission requests Spain to end infringement to the Parent-Subsidiary Directive Proceedings closed on 11/12/2007 |
| 23/03/2006 | IP/06/363 | State aid: Commission requests phasing out of distortive tax regimes in Malta |
| 22/03/2006 | IP/06/355 | State aid: Commission requests phasing out of Spain's tax incentives for investment abroad |
| 16/01/2006 | IP/06/42 | Commission requests Portugal to end discriminatory taxation of foreign banks Proceedings closed on 14/03/2011 |
| Energy/ environmental taxes |
| 04/07/2006 | IP/06/917 | Taxation of energy products and electricity - Infringement proceedings against France |
| 13/01/2006 | IP/06/30 | Taxation of energy products and electricity - Infringement proceedings against France and Germany |
| Excise duties (or Taxes on alcohol/tobacco) |
| 18/12/2006 | IP/06/1820 | Excise duties/ Minimum retail prices of cigarettes: Infringement proceedings against Ireland |
| 28/06/2006 | IP/06/866 | Excise duty/cigarettes: Minimum retail prices of cigarettes Infringement proceedings against France and Belgium |
| 28/06/2006 | IP/06/860 | Cross-border shopping: Commission decides to close the case against the UK over seizures of tobacco and cars |
| 10/04/2006 | IP/06/483 | Excise duties/cigarettes: The European Commission alerts Member States on minimum retail selling prices |
| Personal taxation |
| 21/12/2006 | IP/06/1879 | Direct Taxation: Commission requests Belgium to end discrimination against foreign charities Proceedings closed on 30/09/2010 (Belgium changed its legislation) |
| 17/10/2006 | IP/06/1410 | Direct taxation: Commission requests Greece to end discriminatory taxation of dividends from foreign companies |
| 17/10/2006 | IP/06/1408 | Commission requests Ireland and Poland to end discrimination of foreign charities Proceedings against Poland closed on 27/06/2007 Proceedings against Ireland closed on 24/06/2010 (Ireland changed its legislation) |
| 12/10/2006 | IP/06/1360 | Direct taxation: European Commission requests Poland to end discriminatory taxation of foreign lotteries Proceedings closed on 19/03/2009 (Poland changed its legislation) |
| 20/07/2006 | IP/06/1048 | Direct tax: Commission requests Belgium to end discrimination on personal tax deductions for residents with foreign source income Proceedings closed on 19/02/2009 (Belgium changed its legislation) |
| 20/07/2006 | IP/06/1045 | Direct taxation: Commission requests Belgium to end discriminatory taxation of inbound dividends |
| 20/07/2006 | IP/06/1044 | Commission requests Belgium to end discrimination in Flemish registration tax Proceedings closed on 26/04/2012 |
| 10/07/2006 | IP/06/964 | Commission requests the United Kingdom to end discrimination of foreign charities Proceedings closed on 24/06/2010 (The U.K. changed its legislation) |
| 04/07/2006 | IP/06/919 | Direct tax: Commission decides to refer Germany to the Court over legislation concerning the pension-savings grant (so called "Riester-Rente") Proceedings closed on 30/09/2010 (Germany changed its legislation) |
| 13/01/2006 | IP/06/32 | Direct tax: Commission acts against Germany over legislation concerning the pension-savings grant |
| Taxation of capital |
| 17/10/2006 | IP/06/1407 | Capital gains tax: Commission opens a second infringement procedure against Spain Proceedings closed on 21/03/2007 |
| 10/07/2006 | IP/06/963 | Capital duty: Commission decides to refer Spain to the Court of Justice for infringements of the Capital Duty Directive Proceedings closed on 5/05/2010 (Spain changed its legislation) |
| 10/07/2006 | IP/06/962 | Capital duty: Commission requests Spain to amend its legislation on the fees for the registration of capital increases in the Commercial Register Proceedings closed on 27/06/2007 |
| 16/01/2006 | IP/06/43 | Direct taxation: Commission decides to refer Spain to the Court of Justice over two tax provisions |
| VAT |
| 21/12/2006 | IP/06/1878 | VAT - Infringement proceedings against Austria, France and Italy |
| 15/12/2006 | IP/06/1815 | VAT and public bodies: Infringement proceedings against Ireland, Spain and Finland Proceedings against Finland closed on 28/01/2010 due to a decision of the European Court of Justice Proceedings against Ireland closed on 30/09/2010 (Ireland changed its legislation) |
| 25/07/2006 | IP/06/1058 | VAT- The Commission launches infringement proceedings against Germany, Greece, Ireland and Italy. Proceedings against Greece closed on 17/10/2007; Proceedings against Germany closed on 03/04/2008; Proceedings against Italy closed on 28/01/2010 (Italy changed its legislation) |
| 19/07/2006 | IP/06/1031 | VAT - Commission asks the Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Portugal for information on the application of reduced VAT rates to children's diapers Proceedings against Czech Republic closed on 21/03/2013 (The Czech Republic changed its legislation) |
| 10/04/2006 | IP/06/484 | VAT/ Postal services - Commission launches infringement proceedings against Germany, the United Kingdom and Sweden |
| 16/01/2006 | IP/06/41 | Indirect taxation: Commission refers Greece to Court over VAT on roadside assistance contracts and over car registration taxation |
| 16/01/2006 | IP/06/39 | VAT - Commission tackles Germany over taxation of supplies of services by executors of wills |
| Tax and customs related State aid cases |
| 20/12/2006 | IP/06/1852 | State aid: Commission concludes that the French tax scheme for "fiscal economic interest groupings" (EIGs) constitutes state aid |
| 20/12/2006 | IP/06/1848 | State aid: Commission endorses specific economic and fiscal regimes in Canary Islands worth €7,135 million for period 2007-2013 |
| 22/11/2006 | IP/06/1611 | State aid: Commission approves revised UK film tax incentive scheme |
| 22/11/2006 | IP/06/1602 | State aid: Commission opens investigation into a French tax credit scheme for video game creation |
| 25/10/2006 | IP/06/1471 | State aid: Commission refers France to Court of Justice for failure to recover illegal aid |
| 28/09/2006 | IP/06/1274 | State aid: Commission investigates proposed new Danish CO2 tax reductions |
| 19/07/2006 | IP/06/1021 | State aid: Commission demands repeal of Luxembourg's preferential tax regime for financial holdings |
| 06/07/2006 | IP/06/939 | State aid: Commission requests Portugal to repeal fiscal exemption on capital gains from privatisation and restructuring |
| 22/06/2006 | IP/06/821 | State aid: Commission authorises extension of urban tax-free zones scheme in France |
| 01/06/2006 | IP/06/708 | State aid: Commission welcomes phasing out of Spain's tax incentives for investment abroad |
| 18/05/2006 | IP/06/641 | State aid: Commission endorses media support schemes in Poland, Ireland, France and Denmark |
| 18/05/2006 | IP/06/640 | State aid: Commission opens investigation into Italian merger incentives for small and micro enterprises |
| 18/05/2006 | IP/06/629 | Commission accepts changes to two State aid schemes for maritime transport in Finland |
| 12/05/2006 | IP/06/608 | State aid: Commission welcomes phasing out of preferential tax regimes for offshore trading companies in Malta |
| 26/04/2006 | IP/06/534 | State aid: Belgian tax on collective investment undertakings: Commission decides no state aid involved |
| 23/03/2006 | IP/06/363 | State aid: Commission requests phasing out of distortive tax regimes in Malta |
| 22/03/2006 | IP/06/355 | State aid: Commission requests phasing out of Spain's tax incentives for investment abroad |
| 8/02/2006 | IP/06/132 | State aid: Commission opens formal investigation into Luxembourg's 1929 tax-exempt holdings |
| Customs |
| No press releases |