Posted on 12/10/2014 9:38:31 PM PST by Olog-hai
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has indicated he will try and get around member states’ veto powers over fiscal issues when he proposes new laws to clamp down on tax avoidance.
In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, he said he may use a majority vote to get a forthcoming law on the automatic exchange of tax rulings (letters that give companies favorable tax conditions) passed.
“I have not excluded that we change the rules using a qualified majority (of member states). I will leave the technical and legal aspects aside now, but it would affect aspects of administrative cooperation,” he said.
When he initially presented the idea for the new law last month, he noted it would need unanimous agreement by governments—a requirement that essentially ensures the death of any given measure before it is even proposed. …
(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...
Send marxist Karl Levin and his I.R.S. (Internal Revenue for Socialists) buddies over there. He could give tips on how to thwart any political opposition. National Socialists don’t like dissent.
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