How much tax coordination in the European Union?

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 625-649

  Cnossen, Sijbren ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corporation taxes; European Union; Excise duties; Income taxes; Labor income taxes; Tax coordination; Tax policy; Value added taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043128162     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026373703108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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