On 16 May 2017, Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas spoke to parliament on plans for the EU presidency, which Estonia will take over from Malta on 1 July 2017. With respect to taxation, the Prime Minister notes a few main areas Estonia will focus on, which include:
- Improving the cross-border VAT mechanism;
- Establishing rules concerning financial advisors;
- Achieving more efficient cooperation between the tax authorities of different countries; and
- Finalizing the common EU blacklist of non-co…