Translation of "Nature and the logic the tax system " (English → French) :

nature and the logic of the tax system

75. Stresses that, at the same time, the few ‘winners’ of global tax competition, which are those countries with very attractive corporate tax policies inside and outside the EU, present some disproportionate economic fundamentals as compared with their size and real economic activity, especially when looking at, for instance, the number of resident companies per inhabitant, the amount of foreign profits booked, FDI or outgoing financial flows as compared to GDP, etc.; notes that this demonstrates the artificial nature of their tax base a ...[+++]nd incoming financial flows and the disconnection allowed under the current tax systems between where value is generated and where taxation is operated;

DH. whereas deeper economic and budgetary integration will be undermined without closer coordination in the field of taxation; whereas the unanimity rule in the field of taxation hampers developments in this area, the instrument of enhanced cooperation should be used more frequently; whereas reference can be made to Parliament's position on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and the financial transactions tax (FTT); whereas in the field of taxation, convergence between the structures of tax systems and tax base in Member States is clearly needed; whereas harmful tax competition between Member States is clearly ag ...[+++]ainst the logic of the internal market and needs addressing;

DH. whereas deeper economic and budgetary integration will be undermined without closer coordination in the field of taxation; whereas the unanimity rule in the field of taxation hampers developments in this area, the instrument of enhanced cooperation should be used more frequently; whereas reference can be made to Parliament's position on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and the financial transactions tax (FTT); whereas in the field of taxation, convergence between the structures of tax systems and tax base in Member States is clearly needed; whereas harmful tax competition between Member States is clearly ag ...[+++]ainst the logic of the internal market and needs addressing;

Hence the Spanish tax system envisages different tax schemes for objectively different situations, as is the case for acquisitions of shareholdings in foreign companies as against acquisitions in Spanish companies (impossible to perform merger operations, risk management, etc.) with a view to achieving the tax neutrality imposed by Spanish domestic legislation and by Community law itself, and ensuring that the logic of the Spanish tax system is consistent and efficient’.