Commission

This overview highlights the Commission’s (i) opening of the feedback period and policy options for BEFIT proposal; (ii) call for Germany to bring its rules on calculating allowances for cross-border workers in line with EU Law; (iii) referral of Malta to the ECJ over its investor citizenship scheme; (iv) closing of infringement procedures against Czech Republic, Cyprus and Spain regarding their tax dispute resolution mechanism, ATAD and ATAD 2; (v) closing of infringement procedure against Spain following the lifting of disproportionate sanctions for failure by taxpayers to report assets held abroad; (vi) request to Belgium and Luxembourg to transpose EU Excise Framework Directive; (vii) closing of infringement procedure against Poland regarding exemption from excise duty for gas and coal products; (viii) approval of Italian scheme to support haulage operators using liquefied natural gas as fuel in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; and (ix) approval of Irish scheme to support development of cultural digital games.