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The CCCTB would save businesses billions a year, says the commission (Photo: Flickr)

Brussels pushes common EU tax base

The European Commission on Wednesday (16 March) proposed a system where companies will be able to file just one tax return for the whole of the EU, a move that Brussels stresses would not infringe on states' ability to set their own corporate tax rates.

The move is being sold as a winner for business, but Ireland believes it is one step down the road to removing its low corporate tax rate. A number of other member states also oppose the move and so it is far from certain that the propos...

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The CCCTB would save businesses billions a year, says the commission (Photo: Flickr)

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