Source: European Parliament
On 24 April 2025, from 09:00 to 09:30, the FISC Subcommittee will hold its first consideration of the own-initiative draft report entitled “The Role of Simple Tax Rules and Tax Fragmentation in European Competitiveness.” This initial discussion will centre on the critical importance of simplifying the EU tax landscape to alleviate regulatory and administrative burdens, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Simplification, digitalisation, and stronger cooperation among Member States are essential to reducing compliance costs, facilitating cross-border business activity, and effectively addressing tax avoidance and evasion.
The Rapporteur, MEP Hadjipantela, together with the shadow rapporteurs, will discuss his initial draft report and consider concrete measures to support the Commission’s objective of reducing reporting obligations by 25%–and by at least 35% for SMEs. The discussion will underscore the need to prioritise simplification, digitalisation, and strengthened cooperation among Member States to build a fairer and more competitive tax environment. Advancing digital tools and harnessing artificial intelligence in tax administration will be discussed as key to reducing fragmentation and complexity, and to improving transparency.