The Fiscalis programme helps to protect the financial interests of Member States and taxpayers. It allows the relevant authorities to implement EU law in the field of taxation by ensuring exchange of information, supporting administrative cooperation and helping to reduce the administrative burden of tax authorities and compliance costs for taxpayers when needed. For the period 2021-2027, the programme has a budget of €269 million.
The European Commission is responsible for the implementation of the programme. It is assisted by the Fiscalis programme committee. All actions under the programme have to be in line with the objectives and priorities outlined in the programme regulation
What are the goals of the programme?
- Support tax authorities and taxation to enhance the functioning of the internal market.
- Foster the competitiveness of the Union and fair competition in the Union.
- Protect the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States, including protecting those interests from tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, and of improving tax collection.
- Support the development of tax policy actions and the implementation of Union law relating to taxation
- Foster cooperation between tax authorities, including exchange of tax information and capacity building development, such as human competency and European electronic systems.