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EU French Report On EU Tax Evasion Figures published in a French report, presented recently to the National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee, reveal the full extent of the problem of tax evasion both at national and European Union level. EU Commissioner Barnier Slams French Tax Levels While underlining various positive aspects of France's 2014 finance bill, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Michel Barnier nevertheless warned that the level of compulsory levies in France is currently too high, insisting that the "red line" has certainly been crossed in terms of taxation. EU Investigates Gibraltar's Corporate Tax Regime The European Commission has launched an investigation into Gibraltar's new corporate tax regime to see whether it breaks European Union state aid rules by favoring certain businesses, particularly "offshore" companies. Belgium Told To Implement EU Tax Exemptions The European Commission hopes that taking Belgium to court will ensure the country's application of tax exemptions that have been granted to European Union institutions. UK Isle Of Man First To Sign UK FATCA-Style Agreement The Isle of Man has become the first British dependent territory to sign an agreement with the United Kingdom extending the automatic disclosure of tax information. UK Urged To Crack Down On Tax Avoidance A group of left-wing non-governmental organizations has upped the pressure on the UK Government to modernize an "outdated" tax system that "allows companies to manipulate their profits to avoid taxes." UK Chancellor Hails Tax Deal With IoM The United Kingdom's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has called the signing of a tax information-sharing agreement between the UK and the Isle of Man a "momentous step forward in tax transparency." HMRC Attacked Over Late Repayments The chairman of a leading magazine printing company in the UK has complained that HM Revenue and Customs has been late in making undisputed tax refunds amounting to more than GBP1m. US Kicking The Can Down The Road After 16 days of market nail-biting and enforced idleness for hundreds of thousands of federal employees, the US Congress has averted a debt default at the last minute.