X v Ministerraad: fairness tax partly incompatible with EU law

Case On May 17, 2017, the Court of Justice ('CJ') decided that the Belgian fairness tax is partially at odds with EU law (Case C-68/15 X v Ministerraad). As a recap, the fairness tax is a separate tax of 5,15% which is levied in the hands of a company that (1) distributes profits while (2) … Continue reading X v Ministerraad: fairness tax partly incompatible with EU law