EU tax haven blacklist trim ‘grotesque’ after Pandora papers, say critics
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from on (#5QBWD)
Condemnation by MEPs and Oxfam prompted by removal of Anguilla, Dominica and Seychelles
EU finance ministers have removed Anguilla, Dominica and Seychelles from the bloc's blacklist of tax havens, ignoring critics in the European parliament who described the move as wrong and grotesque" in the wake of the Pandora papers revelations.
Meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday, the bloc's 27 finance ministers approved a decision to remove the three jurisdictions, saying that while they do not yet comply with all international tax standards", they have committed to implementing tax good-governance principles".
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