31 Oct 2017 | NEWS

CASE’s New Report: Countries with the Largest and Smallest VAT GAP

The aim of this study is to quantify the VAT Gap and to better understand trends in the EU in the field of VAT collection. During 2015, the overall VAT that should have been collected in EU Member States grew by about 4.2 %, while collected VAT re...

 
31 Oct 2017 | NEWS

VAT, GCC Style

Introduction of a standard VAT (Value Added Tax) rate of 5% was agreed on by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,...

 
30 Oct 2017 | NEWS

Poland’s Ambitious Plans for Fighting VAT Fraud

This month, Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, bluntly stated: Twenty-five years after the cr...

 
24 Oct 2017 | NEWS

A Glimpse at the Effects of the ECB’s Expansionary Monetary Policy on Inflation

With only a few days to go before the next ECB meeting, it is instructive to assess the impact of expansionary monetary policy on inflation in the...

 
23 Oct 2017 | NEWS

Increasing Demand for Workers Aged 50+. Valued Workforce or Forced Change?

During last two years, the Polish labor market has experienced a dynamic shift towards a low unemployment rate, higher-than-average demand for work...

 
17 Oct 2017 | NEWS

Is the “Convergence Trap” the New Risk for the CEE and CIS?

On September 29th, the global equity index provider FTSE Russell announced plans to upgrade Poland from an Advanced Emerging to a Developed market,...

 
16 Oct 2017 | NEWS

Catalonia and the Economics of Secession

The popular support for the secession movement in Catalonia notwithstanding, a serious question must be asked about the underlying rationale: is it...