EU Panel to Widen Checks on Member Countries’ Tax Regimes

Tax measures put in place by EU countries will face closer scrutiny beginning next year for their possible harmful effects on other member countries’ economies, the chair of the bloc’s Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation) told the European Parliament tax subcommittee Thursday.

The code of conduct group’s job is to check specific tax breaks offered by European Union governments for harmful knock-on effects—such as attractive deals for certain sectors that cause the relocation of companies from other EU countries.

The group will now also look at tax measures of general application, said María José Garde, who is also director ...