Fiscal & Taxation Publications
September 1, 2013
Published by EPICENTER on September 1, 2013
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Brussels, 24 September – The European Union spends €7.5 billion a year on non-governmental organisations, even if some of them act against the public interest, according to a new report.
May 1, 2013
Published by IEA on May 1, 2013
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Denmark’s fat tax remains the leading example of an ambitious anti-obesity policy being tested in the real world. The results failed to match the predictions of computer models and the failed experiment has since been largely swept under the carpet in public health circles.
March 1, 2013
Published by IEA on March 1, 2013
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With public confidence in the European project waning, the idea of initiating a ‘civil dialogue’ with the public emerged in the mid-1990s as a way of bolstering the EU’s democratic legitimacy. Citizens have been ventriloquised through ‘sock puppet’ charities, think tanks and other ‘civil society’ groups which have been hand-picked and financed by the European Commission (EC).
January 1, 2013
Published by IBL on January 1, 2013
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The decision by the American antitrust regulator to acquit Google from charges of manipulating its search engine for anti-competitive purposes provides useful input for European regulators.
November 1, 2012
Published by IEA on November 1, 2012
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We need an entirely new approach to regulation across the financial sector which is based on transparency, market discipline and simple and stable legal frameworks.
May 1, 2012
Published by TIMBRO on May 1, 2012
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For the past 20 years, Sweden has had considerably freer alcohol rules, not least thanks to EU membership in 1995. But injuries, violence and death have not grown as expected.
