Europe is speeding up towards  a more efficient political and economic organization. The President of the European Commission, the portuguese  José Manuel Durão Barroso made very thought provoquinq proposals calling for a federation of States in the last State of the Union 2012 Addres.

Among the topics related to tax federalism we want to emphasizeaction to boost the provision of long-term financing to the real economy;  a European action plan to combat tax fraud and tax evasión. In addition to them, Barroso stated that Commission will continue to fight for a fair and ambitious Financial Transactions Tax that would ensure that taxpayers benefit from the financial
Given the critical situation Europe faces, the Commission will do all it can push this forward as quicly and effectively as posible, by working closely with those Member States willing to walk to path.
In addition to these initiatives Germany, France, Italy, Spain Poland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Austria, Portugal and Luxembourg have just signed up a 12-page document crammed with policy recommendations to advange in along the lines described above.

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