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Supporting EU cooperation in fiscal affairs: Fiscalis 2020
Supporting EU cooperation in fiscal affairs: Fiscalis 2020
Supporting EU cooperation in fiscal affairs: Fiscalis 2020
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Supporting EU cooperation in fiscal affairs: Fiscalis 2020
SUMMARY OF:
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?
Fiscalis 2020 is an EU cooperation programme for the period 2014 to 2020, building on earlier multiannual action programmes for taxation. Its overall objective is to improve the functioning of EU taxation systems by increasing cooperation between participating countries, their tax authorities and their officials.
Specifically, the programme aims to support the fight against tax fraud, evasion and avoidance as well as the implementation of EU taxation law by:
KEY POINTS
How the programme works and what it can do
Fiscalis 2020 will be guided by annual work programmes adopted by the European Commission. Its actions are funded through grants, public procurement contracts or reimbursement of external experts’ costs.
These actions are open to officials working in tax administrations in the EU countries and in candidate and potential candidate countries that have joined the programme, as well as counterparts in European neighbourhood policy partner countries, under certain conditions.
The programme’s operational objectives include:
Budget and eligible actions
The 2014 to 2020 programme has a budget of €223.4 million. Examples of eligible actions include:
Fiscalis 2020 activities are expected to contribute to the achievement of the Europe 2020 strategy for sustainable and inclusive growth, especially the digital agenda for Europe.
FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?
It has applied since 1 January 2014.
BACKGROUND
For further information, see:
MAIN DOCUMENT
Regulation (EU) No 1286/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing an action programme to improve the operation of taxation systems in the European Union for the period 2014-2020 (Fiscalis 2020) and repealing Decision No 1482/2007/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, pp. 25-32)
last update 05.04.2018