This report on behalf of the EU Commission presents estimates of the effective tax rates on investment in the EU member states over the period 1998 to 2009. Furthermore, the EU candidate countries Croatia,…

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The BAK Taxation Index analyses and compares the tax burden for companies and highly skilled manpower in more than 80 locations of highly-industrialized countries. The BAK Taxation Index is updated on a regular…

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