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Luxembourg: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
This Selected Issues paper considers features of the Luxembourg tax system that may be susceptible to changes in international tax transparency standards and surveys related policy options. Luxembourg’s predictable and generally low-rate tax system has helped establish it as a leading financial and commercial entrepôt and has supported its fiscal revenues. Its revenue base could, however, be susceptible to changes in the European Union and global tax environment. This paper highlights that to address potential challenges to Luxembourg’s revenue base, the tax policy review should explore selective rate increases and base broadening measures. Moreover, the tax practices should seek to avoid encouraging unnecessary complexity in corporate ownership structures and intragroup financial contracts.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; firm; Luxemburg; bank; holding company; rate; Luxembourg tax policy; Group structure; nonbank company; bank supervisor; EU tax legislation; city state economy; bank shareholder suitability; franchise name; EU energy tax reform; Corporate income tax; Excises; Bank supervision; Value-added tax; Financial sector; Europe
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France: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund
This note estimates potential output for France during 1980–2010, using three distinct approaches, and discusses long-term growth prospects. The focus on capital taxation highlights the need for a broader reform of the French tax system to address the features that hamper job growth, investment, and productivity growth. This paper analyzes the impact of Basel III capital requirements on French banks and the French economy, and proposes policy recommendations. French banks should be able to meet the new requirements through earnings retention.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; France; staff calculation; financial crisis; labor force; product market reform; TFP growth; capital requirement; output loss; Basel III; Corporate income tax; Labor taxes; Social security contributions; Tax wedge; Global; Europe