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  "title": "Taxing Multinationals in Europe",
  "publication": "Departmental Papers, May 25, 2021",
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  "summary": "This paper aims to contribute to the European policy debate on corporate income tax reform in three ways. First, it takes a step back to review the performance of the CIT in Europe over the past several decades and the important role played by MNEs in European economies.",
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      "content": "- Aim 1: Review the performance of the CIT in Europe over the past several decades and the important role played by MNEs in European economies.\n- Aim 2: Analyse corporate tax spillovers in Europe with a focus on the channels and magnitudes of both profit shifting and CIT competition.\n- Aim 3: Examine progress made in European CIT coordination and discuss reforms to strengthen the harmonization of corporate tax policies to effectively reduce both tax competition and profit shifting."
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      "content": "- Emphasis on corporate income tax (CIT) performance across Europe over several decades.\n- Detailed analysis of corporate tax spillovers, explicitly addressing:\n  - Profit shifting channels and magnitudes.\n  - CIT competition among European jurisdictions.\n- Assessment of European CIT coordination efforts and proposals for reforms toward greater harmonization."
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      "content": "- Strengthen harmonization of corporate tax policies to reduce tax competition.\n- Implement reforms aimed at curbing profit shifting through coordinated measures (details and specific recommendations are in the full paper).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Taxing Multinationals in Europe; IMF Departmental Paper No. DP/21/12; May 2021\n  - Taxing Multinationals in Europe; IMF Departmental Paper No. DP/21/12; May 2021 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Taxing Multinationals in Europe; IMF Departmental Paper No. DP/21/12; May 2021 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/departmental-papers-policy-papers/issues/2021/05/25/taxing-multinationals-in-europe-50129"
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    "Authors: Ernesto Crivelli, Ruud A. de Mooij, J. E. J. De Vrijer, Shafik Hebous, Alexander D Klemm",
    "Published: May 25, 2021",
    "Series: Departmental Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513570761.087",
    "Aim 1: Review the performance of the CIT in Europe over the past several decades and the important role played by MNEs in European economies.",
    "Aim 2: Analyse corporate tax spillovers in Europe with a focus on the channels and magnitudes of both profit shifting and CIT competition.",
    "Aim 3: Examine progress made in European CIT coordination and discuss reforms to strengthen the harmonization of corporate tax policies to effectively reduce both tax competition and profit shifting.",
    "Emphasis on corporate income tax (CIT) performance across Europe over several decades.",
    "Detailed analysis of corporate tax spillovers, explicitly addressing:",
    "Assessment of European CIT coordination efforts and proposals for reforms toward greater harmonization.",
    "Strengthen harmonization of corporate tax policies to reduce tax competition.",
    "Implement reforms aimed at curbing profit shifting through coordinated measures (details and specific recommendations are in the full paper).",
    "**Taxing Multinationals in Europe; IMF Departmental Paper No. DP/21/12; May 2021**"
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