BRUSSELS, BELGIUM .- On average, the 28 EU Member States lost 14 percent of total tax prevían raise the assessed year.
the size of the gap between estimated and actual values of income from Value Added Tax (VAT) varies greatly among the 28, with a difference of 37.9 percent Romania and only 1.2 percent in Sweden.
in absolute terms, the largest amount of tax not collected in 2014 was recorded in Italy of 36.9 billion euros (41.1 billion dollars), while the lowest corresponded to Luxembourg, 147 million euros (164 million dollars).
in general, the situation has improved compared to 2013, when the EU lost 2.5 billion euros more than in 2014 in uncollected taxes.
However, the latest figures remain “unacceptably high”, according to the EC.
the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Pierre Moscovici, he called the situation “unacceptable” and urged the Europeans to agree on a new VAT system Europe-wide, as proposed by the EC in April countries.
the current system is ill-equipped to address the problems of VAT fraud and miscalculations. It is clear that the figures will not improve itself. Only substantial progress will be achieved if member countries agree to render the current VAT system simpler, more resistant to fraud and easier to use for entrepreneurs
Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs
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