The Government is planning to introduce a major tax reform that is set to take effect on 1 January 2017. Such an ambitious and far-reaching reform needs to be prepared meticulously given that taxation, directly or indirectly, affects all aspects of a country’s economic and social life – and this is particularly true in Luxembourg. A well-designed and fully coherent tax reform requires a constructive dialogue between the main “movers and shakers” of our economy and it is only through such dialogue that all the relevant information can be taken into account. It is with this in mind that I would like to shed light on a number of broad principles of Luxembourg taxation and to highlight a number of safety barriers for tax reform.
Tax reform: squaring of the circle? Not necessarily!
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