Tax Competition in Modern European Economies: Luxembourg and Switzerland Cover Image

Poreska konkurencija u savremenim evropskim državama: slučaj Luksemburga i Švajcarske
Tax Competition in Modern European Economies: Luxembourg and Switzerland

Author(s): Snežana Stojanović
Subject(s): Economic development, Law on Economics, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Institut za uporedno pravo
Keywords: tax system; companies; company income tax; competitiveness; harmfulness; residents and non-residents; banking secrecy; interstate exchange of information;

Summary/Abstract: In tax systems of modern economies often exist measures that make them specially attractive for foreign investors. Especially, this is the consequence of certain allowances in paying corporate taxes and taxes by non-residents, but also existence of lower tax rates comparing with neighboring countries. In cases when characteristics of one tax system produce lower tax revenues of other countries, it is possible to talk about harmful tax competition. Related with that, very interesting are cases of harmful tax measures in modern economies, such as Switzerland and Luxembourg.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 265-278
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Serbian
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