Taxes in European Union

The aim of this course is to explain the taxation in the European Union to students.
It starts with the explanation of the basic tax indexes, taxes in all EU countries-27, its development, the structure of tax revenues and tax burden of EU inhabitants. The main part of the course is devoted to the coordination and the harmonisation of direct taxes, the value added tax and excise taxes. The most important „tax“ directives of the European Community are analysed, including the Council Directive 2006/112/EC. The attention is devoted to present topics: the high taxation of labour, reducing of the harmful tax competition and the implementation of ecological taxes.