Single State - Single Tax

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This paper takes a look at the historical development of the European Union. The paper discusses the relatively recent adoption of the Euro, the common European currency, and the possibility of a unified fiscal policy. According to the paper, some feel that the institution of a common tax system for all members is a form of submission to the whole - a further compromising of national rights, powers and traditions.

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"Still, the financial resources available to these countries are considerable smaller than those to be found in more developed free-market economies. The general inefficiencies of the old state-planned system left a residuum of glaringly lower levels of productivity, gross inefficiencies in production, and frequently, a record of financial malfeasance. Tax and other economic policies have been tailored to help the fledgling industries and financial institutions in Eastern Europe. The policies adopted are being applied to the newer member states, and even to some extent, toward non-members in Eastern Europe, as a way of establishing a sort of detente that might aid in the Union's further expansion."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. "Globalization, Tax Competition, and the Fiscal Crisis of the Welfare State." Harvard Law Review 113.7 (2000): 1575-1676.
• Bernardi, Luigi, and Paola Profeta, eds. Tax Systems and Tax Reforms in Europe. New York: Routledge, 2003.
• Farrell, Mary. "8 The Eu and Inter-Regional Cooperation." The Political Economy of European Integration: Theory and Analysis. Ed. Erik Jones. New York: Routledge, 2005.
• Fogel, Georgine, and Alina Zapalska. "A Comparison of Small and Medium-Size Enterprise Development in Central and Eastern Europe." Comparative Economic Studies 43.3 (2001): 35+.
• Gueldry, Michel R. France and European Integration: Towards a Transnational Polity?. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2001.

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