Bruegel Event Recordings

Current tax rules were designed for the traditional economy and do not apply to activities of digital corporations that require no physical presence in the country where goods and services are sold. In September 2017, the finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Spain sent a letter to the Estonian EU presidency and the European Commission asking the EU executive to design a “equalisation tax” on turnover of digital companies in the EU. This event discussed challenges as well as different options and ways to effectively address digital taxation in Europe.