Annual Report on Taxation Event 2025

On 24 June, we will host a half-day event – both onsite and online - to mark the publication of the Annual Report on Taxation (ART). The event will bring together leading experts to discuss key trends in EU tax systems and the data behind tax policy.  

This year’s theme, “Fair and effective taxation: Strengthening compliance and progressivity”, will guide discussions on how tax policy can promote fairness, strengthen compliance, and support sustainable public finances – drawing directly from the report’s findings. 

The first panel will address compliance risk management, examining the most effective tools for strengthening tax compliance and improving the efficiency of tax authorities.  

The second panel will tackle the progressivity of tax systems, focusing on how tax design can drive fairness while generating additional revenue.  

Programme

Venue: Auditorium, European Commission’s Breydel building and online 

09:30 – 09:40 - Welcome  

09:40 – 09:50 - Presentation

2024 ART report: Main takeaways 

09:50 – 09:55 - Presentation

Compliance risk management: Key aspects of the ART report 

09:55 – 10:55 - Panel 1

Compliance risk management: Effective tools for improving tax compliance and the efficiency of tax authorities 

10:55 – 11:25 - Coffee break  

11:25 – 11:30 - Presentation

Progressivity of tax systems: Key aspects of the ART report 

11:30 – 12:30 - Panel 2

Progressivity of tax systems: Generating additional revenue through fairness 

12:30 – 12:40 - Closing remarks

• Gerassimos THOMAS, Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

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