EC summons Netherlands for taxing pensions moving abroad
The European Commission has summoned the Netherlands to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for taxing pensions moving abroad. It argued that the taxation conflicts with the principle of free movement of capital. According to the EC, workers must be able to transfer pension capital to another member state, even if the country of destination allows taking out a lump sum of up to the entire pension entitlement. Twelve member states, including Germany, Belgium and Denmark, have already introduced...