Benjamin Angel, director of direct taxation at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, discusses the EU’s biggest tax challenges right now, including windfall taxes and the side-by-side package. For more, read the following in Tax Notes: EU Draft Floats Binding Measures to Reduce Electricity TaxesTax Cuts Don’t Pay for Themselves, EU Commission SaysSimplify Pillar 2-Linked Rules, Avoid DSTs, Stakeholders Tell EU** Credits Host: David D. Stewart...

Tax Notes Talk

Tax Notes

The European Commission’s 2026 Tax Outlook

APR 17, 202655 MIN
Tax Notes Talk

The European Commission’s 2026 Tax Outlook

APR 17, 202655 MIN

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Benjamin Angel, director of direct taxation at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, discusses the EU’s biggest tax challenges right now, including windfall taxes and the side-by-side package. For more, read the following in Tax Notes:EU Draft Floats Binding Measures to Reduce Electricity TaxesTax Cuts Don’t Pay for Themselves, EU Commission SaysSimplify Pillar 2-Linked Rules, Avoid DSTs, Stakeholders Tell EU**CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer: Jordan ParrishAudio Editor: Laura Kondourajian****This episode is sponsored by Portugal Pathways. For more information, visit portugalpathways.io. This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.