EU Promises ‘Very Business-Friendly’ Tax Simplification Law

March 11, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC

A senior European Commission official promised Wednesday to deliver ambitious legislation meant to simplify the bloc’s tax rules, saying the bill will be “very business-friendly.”

Benjamin Angel, head of direct tax in the commission’s tax department, said the bill follows the “biggest review of European tax legislation ever.” He was speaking at a International Fiscal Association conference in Madrid.

Angel said the commission was considering deleting certain so-called hallmarks that were legislated to limit companies’ aggressive tax planning, a key industry ask. “We have a number of hallmarks for which the conclusion is they are not really used. When we ...

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