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Measures against harmful tax competition in the European Union and their application on the Croatian system of business taxation

One of the many problems of the European economic integration process is harmful tax competition. Harmful tax competition is especially observed through the system of business taxation. The model which is used in the EU as a set of measures against harmful tax competition is incorporated in the document known as the “ Code of Conduct for Business Taxation” . The Code suggests how the EU member states should regulate their business taxation systems (corporate profit tax, tax allowances, exemptions, government aids etc.) for the purpose of eliminating harmful tax competition. In this paper some unwanted effects of harmful tax competition in the EU are observed. Furthermore, the paper investigates the successfulness and the effectiveness of the Code and the role of the Code in the reduction of harmful tax competition, especially after the new EU enlargement. Special attention is devoted to the analysis of the Croatian system of business taxation and its harmonization with the recommendations of the EU in the context of harmful tax competition.

harmful tax competition; Code of Conduct; business taxation; European Union; Croatia

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