Jersey Finance says it welcomes the news that the EU Code of Conduct Group has given its approval to Jersey's proposed amendments to its business tax regime.
The Group announced that they accepted moves made by Jersey to remove the deemed distribution and attribution elements of the ‘zero-ten’ regime - elements they had deemed harmful – in order to fully satisfy the Code’s criteria. It now remains for the Group’s decision to be ratified by the European Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in December. Geoff Cook, Chief Executive, Jersey Finance, remarked on what such approval means to the Island’s reputation. “This is really excellent news for Jersey and brings clarity to the long-term future of Jersey’s business tax regime. I...
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