Europe bites back
13 September 2012
Tax column
There are some far-reaching decisions being made by the European Court of Justice in tax cases – and its tendency to find in favour of the taxpayer.
More tax cases are reaching the European Court of Justice (ECJ) than ever before and many of the ECJ’s recent decisions have major implications for the UK. The statistics are staggering. About 92 per cent of the direct tax cases heard to date (there are about 80 of them) have been in favour of the taxpayer. The various EU revenue authorities must dread each new...