ETPF Public Conference 2013, in partnership with the Centre for European Policy Studies
Financial Sector Taxation
Brussels, May 2013
The financial and economic crises have brought taxation to the forefront of the policy debate in the EU. Levying a targeted tax on the
financial sector is one of the most frequently discussed measures to reduce governments’ budgetary pressures. Among policy-
makers in the EU, there is a broad consensus that financial institutions should contribute to the cost of fixing the crisis, but member
states have not managed to reach a common agreement. In anticipation, some EU member states have already introduced a
domestic financial sector tax. Now a smaller group of countries is also moving forward under the enhanced cooperation procedure.
Speakers & Discussants
Onno Ruding, CEPS Chairman
Will Morris, GE / Chair ETPF
Heinz Zourek, European Commission
Dorothea Schäfer, DIW Research
Geoff Pennells, Citi / ETPF Trustee
Niels Johannesen, University of Copenhagen
Alexander Klemm, European Central Bank
Johannes Voget, University of Mannheim
Peter Egger, ETH Zürich
Giorgia Maffini, University of Oxford
Rita de la Feria, Durham University
Oliver Denk, OECD
Salvador Barrios, European Commission
Nadja Dwenger, Max Planck Institute Munich
Jost H. Heckmeyer, University of Mannheim
Gaëtan Nicodème, European Commission
Presentations Financial Transaction Taxation in the EU
Pros and cons of FTT
Dorothea Schäfer
The EU single market and taxation
Geoff Pennells
Impact of bank levies on the leverage and risk of banks
Niels Johannesen
Presentations Taxation in a globalizing world
Tax and investment in developing and emerging economies
Alexander Klemm
Discussion Oliver Denk
Effects of territorial and worldwide corporation tax systems on outbound M&As
Johannes Voget
Discussion Salvador Barrios
Data for research in European business taxation
Giorgia Maffini
Discussion Nadja Dwenger
Implementing a destination-based corporation tax
Rita de la Feria
Discussion Gaëtan Nicodème
Effects of personal income taxes on location of headquarters
Peter Egger
Discussion Jost H. Heckemeyer
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