ECJ Finds Belgian Pension Savings Scheme in Violation of EU Law
The European Court of Justice on January 23 handed down its judgment in European Commission v. Kingdom of Belgium (C-296/12) , holding that Belgium's refusal to grant a pension tax credit for contributions to pension funds managed by financial institutions in other member states is in violation of article 56 (freedom to provide services) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
ECJ Finds Belgian Pension Savings Scheme in Violation of EU Law, Worldwide Tax Daily, 17-5, 27 January 2014
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