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Inheritance Taxation in the EU

This EUTO-JRC workshop aims to provide a space for academics and policymakers to discuss the latest evidence, developments and links between inheritance taxation, inequality and tax avoidance. It will also explore options for policy reform.

The sustainability of public finances remains a challenge for EU countries.

Taxing inheritance can contribute to additional revenue, while limiting adverse effects of taxes on growth and, at the same time, reducing inequalities.

In this free, hybrid workshop co-organised by EU Tax Observatory and the Joint Research Centre, policy makers and academics will discuss the latest evidence on inheritance taxation and explore policy options.

To follow the workshop online join here.

To attend in person (Seville, Spain) contact us (see email below).

  • fiscal policy | tax | inheritance | social inequality | tax avoidance | public finance
  • Friday 1 July 2022, 09:25 - 13:05 (CEST)
  • Sevilla, Spain
  • Live streaming available

Programme

  1. 1 Jul 2022, 09:25 - 09:30 (CEST)
    Welcome

    Salvador Barrios (Joint Research Centre, European Commission)
     

  2. 09:30 - 11:30 (CEST)
    Inheritance Taxation: Evidence for the EU

    Co-chaired by Panayiotis Nicolaides (EU Tax Observatory) and Salvador Barrios (Joint Research Centre, European Commission)

    9.30 – 10.10
    David Seim (Stockholm University)
    How do inheritance shape wealth inequality?
    Theory and Evidence from Sweden

    10.10 – 10.50
    Andreas Thiemann (Joint Research Centre, European Commission)
    INTAXMOD Inheritance and Gift Taxation in the Context of Ageing

     

    10.50 – 11.30
    Mariona Mas Monserrat (IEB Associate)
    What Happens When Dying Gets Cheaper?
    Behavioural Responses to Inheritance Taxation

  3. 11:30 - 12:00 (CEST)
    Coffee break
  4. 12:00 - 13:00 (CEST)
    Policy Panel: Inheritance Taxation, Inequality and Tax Avoidance

    Moderated by Beatriz Ríos (Freelance EU reporter)

    Diego Martínez-López (Pablo Olavide University, Seville, Fedea)
    Laurent Bach (ESSEC, IPP)
    Sarah Perret (OECD)
    Erich Kirschler (University of Vienna)

     

  5. 13:00 - 13:05 (CEST)
    Summary & Conclusions

    Salvador Barrios (Joint Research Centre, European Commission)

  6. 13:05 - 14:00 (CEST)
    Networking lunch

Practical information

When
Friday 1 July 2022, 09:25 - 13:05 (CEST)
Where
Joint Research Centre - Seville site
Edificio Expo, C. Inca Garcilaso, 3, 41092 Sevilla Sevilla, Spain
Who should attend
Academia, policy makers, practitioners, tax modellers
Languages
English
Organisers
EU Tax Observatory | Joint Research Centre

Description

Contacts

General contact

Email
jrc-b2-secretariatatec [dot] europa [dot] eu