Updated ESG Tax Tracker - Global developments in ESG-related taxes, incentives and grants
The KPMG ESG Tax Tracker, providing insight into the global ESG and Sustainability landscape for taxes, incentives and grants. The regulatory landscape is changing rapidly. Governments across the globe are introducing tax measures and incentives to positively influence behaviors that are impacting the environment and contributing to climate change
Sustainability and the tax function: defining ESG
In recent years the public debate about corporate social responsibility (CSR) and taxation has seen an upsurge with the public, including civil society organizations and authorities (including the EU institutions) steering businesses towards more regulation and transparency regarding their environmental, social and governance (ESG) tax matters.
Revenues EU ETS and CBAM for the EU?
On December 22, 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for the next generation of EU own resources. There are from a Tax Sustainability perspective two proposed new resources of revenue in relation to the EU budget.
Brexit: right of UK citizens to reside in the Netherlands
On January 31, 2020 the United Kingdom left Europe. A withdrawal agreement (‘deal’) was negotiated under which UK citizens and their family members who lawfully resided in the Netherlands before the Brexit date or during the transitional period will retain their right to reside in the Netherlands. The transitional rules apply through to December 31, 2020. The arrangements in the withdrawal agreement apply to both UK citizens and any family members who are not EU nationals.
Brexit Update: EU grants delay until January 31, 2020
After a long period of silence, there has been a rapid succession of Brexit developments. Our Brexit taskforce, comprising Brexit specialists from KPMG Meijburg & Co and KPMG, would like to update you on what has been happening.
Brexit update 1
On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom’s (hereinafter: UK) Prime Minister, Theresa May, invoked Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union (hereinafter: TEU). This marks the official beginning of the withdrawal procedure of the UK from the European Union (hereinafter: EU). In this short article we will take a glance at the meaning and consequences of the invocation of Article 50 TEU.