Tory rebels cave

[Mordac]

Mordac, keep up will you! We've done this before.

1) The rules are made by the 27 countries. The EU merely coordinate, promulgate and police. The 27 countries are are all elected.
2) You won't get to elect who makes the rule. You can have a local ballot paper (a bit like the local MEP ballot paper) but it doesn't determine who gets to make the rules* and even if it did it wouldn't give you any particular say in what rules are made.


* where I live they probably don't bother to count the votes. The Tories always get in with 107%. Of course they don't actually get much more than 99% but the figure is inflated because they love to see the gullible populace believe any old nonsense they chuck their way. Hook, line and sinker.

I bet Luxembourg is delighted that their largest source of tax income (corp tax from Amazon etc.) is about to be shut down, so if they don't veto the ATAD, we know there's something dodgy going on.

[darmstadt]

I bet Luxembourg is delighted that their largest source of tax income (corp tax from Amazon etc.) is about to be shut down, so if they don't veto the ATAD, we know there's something dodgy going on.

I think you'll find that the Netherlands, Ireland and Switzerland are bigger players than Luxembourg in helping large corporations in paying little or no tax...

[Mordac]

I think you'll find that the Netherlands, Ireland and Switzerland are bigger players than Luxembourg in helping large corporations in paying little or no tax...

Ignoring Switzerland (not an EU member, so unaffected) for the moment, that makes 3 countries who will be shafted - sorry, lose massively - by the new EU tax rules. How many vetoes are we looking at, do you think?

[Cirrus]

Heavy Drinking Affects Your Brain

Ignoring Switzerland (not an EU member, so unaffected) for the moment, that makes 3 countries who will be shafted - sorry, lose massively - by the new EU tax rules. How many vetoes are we looking at, do you think?

I thought the EU ruled by tyranny over populations but I see you have clarified that previous remark by effectively adding 'except they don't'.

Your signature doesn't reveal your professional specialism but I'm betting random number generators.

No idea why

[shaunbhoy]

No idea why

That your family motto?