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that income above a certain threshold is taxed at a higher rate, with the top rate somewhere between 40 and 60% (incidentally, the French income tax rate is actually not particularly high, it's other taxes … And historically, higher (progressive) income taxes haven't prevented these economies from growing and staying among the richest in the world. …

Otherwise, by law, taxes cannot be earmarked for specific purposes in France (with very few exceptions). … And they had everything in place to collect different taxes and fees as there are a bunch of those already. …

The EU Commission is desperate to find levers of action on tax policy. That's also the reason for the procedure against Ireland regarding the Apple tax ruling (which, importantly, is based on state ai …

For the rest (taxes on income, corporate profits, wealth, inheritance, real estate, vehicle purchases, etc.) there is very little harmonisation not only of the tax rate but even of the structure or basis … In general, EU law does take precedence but in areas where there isn't a whole lof of EU law (like taxes, with the exceptions noted above), member states retain a lot of freedom. …

This is so sensitive that the treaties themselves restrict what the EU can do regarding taxes, while ensuring that any rule must be agreed unanimously. …

I don't think all the talk about people becoming lazy or the far off chance of becoming rich motivating people to try harder are borne out by the evidence or all that important in the debate. A much l …

(Note that in all European countries I know, the payments you are referring to are not really taxes – flowing to the state budget – but tax-like contributions to mandatory insurance systems, which is why … Arguably, the notion that employees “really” pay those taxes and contributions does not fully make sense. …

Now, there are a lot of debates on the merits of various ways to structure, e.g., income taxes. …

The answer is that it cannot and, as @phoog noted, nothing in the material quoted suggests that it should or would. The text is hinting at undefined “sanctions” so action at a diplomatic level to nudg …

No, they don't pay any local taxes on their income and there is an excellent reason for that. …

Because it has served Japan well and now is not the moment to reduce debt macro-economically speaking. You often hear that a large debt ought to be a major problem and reducing it should be the number …

Starbucks won't have to pay back taxes to the Dutch government and the tax ruling presumably still stands. … The companies are however allowed to launch an appeal of their own because their interests are potentially harmed by the Commission decision (they are the ones paying the taxes after all) and the court …