Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/48849 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Citation: 
[Journal:] Contemporary Economics [ISSN:] 1897-9254 [Volume:] 5 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Vizja Press & IT [Place:] Warsaw [Year:] 2011 [Pages:] 36-46
Publisher: 
Vizja Press & IT, Warsaw
Abstract: 
In the process of furthering EU integration little attention was given to the role of income taxes. Multiple income tax systems exist across the Union and their differentiation negatively impacts the European labour market, investments and savings, inhibiting economic growth. Individual nations have little motivation to harmonise as they can engage in tax rate competition and income taxes are interwoven with social security systems that make any attempts at reform extremely complex and politically unpopular. Much of current harmonisation is 'silent', paralegal, and occurs in response to market forces rather than following a formal plan and through intergovernmental cooperation.
Subjects: 
EU integration
tax harmonisation
personal income taxation
tax system differentiation
JEL: 
F15
H20
H24
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Document Type: 
Article

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