In its recently published May infringements package on legal action pursued against EU Member States, the European Commission has announced that it has requested France to abolish withholding tax applied to dividends received in France by companies based in the EU/EEA.
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The Commission has requested that France abolish a withholding tax that applies to dividends received in France by companies based in other EU or European Economic Area (EEA) Member States. By applying a withholding tax…