Programme

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9.30 a.m.  Registration of participants and coffee

10 a.m.   Welcome and introduction

  • Michael Smyth, President of the Study Group for "A favourable tax system for fair competition and growth" and EESC Vice-President
  • Joost van Iersel, President of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

A favourable tax system for fair competition and growth

  • Petru Sorin Dandea, rapporteur for the EESC own-initiative opinion on "A favourable tax system for fair competition and growth"

Challenges, views and proposals – panel debate with stakeholders

  • Gaëtan Nicodeme, Head of the unit 'Economic analysis, evaluation & impact assessment support', DG TAXUD, European Commission
  • David Bradbury, Head of the Tax Policy and Statistics Division, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
  • Michael Murphy, Rapporteur on 'The European Commission Report on Competition Policy 2016', Committee of the Regions (CoR)
  • Nadja Salson, Policy Officer, European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU)
  • Jeroen Lammers, Director at VNO-NCW, representing BusinessEurope
  • Gerhard Huemer, Director of Economic and Fiscal Policy, European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (UEAPME)
  • Aurore Chardonnet, EU Policy Advisor on Inequality and Taxation, Oxfam International
  • Paul Gisby, Manager for Taxation and Transparency, Accountancy Europe

Debate

Concluding remarks

  • Petru Sorin Dandea, rapporteur for the EESC own-initiative opinion on "A favourable tax system for fair competition and growth"

1 p.m.  End of hearing

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