The objectives of the initiative cannot be sufficiently achieved unilaterally by the Member States. It is exactly the differences in national legislation concerning the tax treatment of hybrid financing which allow taxpayers, in particular groups of companies, to employ cross-border tax planning strategies which lead to distortions of capital flows and of competition in the Internal Market.

The objectives of the initiative cannot be sufficiently achieved unilaterally by the Member States. It is exactly the differences in national legislation concerning the tax treatment of hybrid financing which allow taxpayers, in particular groups of companies, to employ cross-border tax planning strategies which lead to distortions of capital flows and of competition in the Internal Market.

As a result, Implementing Decision 2013/463/EU should be updated in the areas of financial sector reform, fiscal policy and structural reforms, in particular with regard to (i) the design of a communication strategy by a joint Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) and Ministry of Finance task force on the roadmap for the relaxation of the capital controls and on the implementation of the banking sector strategy; (ii) the timely reporting of banks’ estimates of the potential impact of the newly introduced and upcoming Union rules on capital requirements and non-performing loans (NPLs) on capital, profitability and coverage ratio; (iii) the estab ...[+++]lishment of a task force to assess the magnitude of registered but untitled land sales contracts, and to provide recommendations on this issue; (iv) the reform of corporate and personal insolvency procedures; (v) the review of the Civil Procedure Code and Court Rules to ensure a smooth and effective functioning of the revised foreclosure and insolvency frameworks; (vi) a revision of the primary deficit target for 2014 to 1,8 % of GDP; (vii) the implementation of a first stage of the National Health System (NHS), having first defined and adopted a full roadmap to NHS; (viii) the revision of policies on pricing and reimbursement of medical goods and services, including those related to pharmaceutical expenditure; (ix) the establishment of a Privatisation Unit; (x) the presentation of an action plan for addressing the shortcoming identified in Phase 2 of the peer review by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes; (xi) the development of a growth strategy based on Cyprus’ competitive advantages to help the Cypriot authorities to kick-starting the economy.

Member States with large current account imbalances rooted in a persistent lack of competitiveness or due to other reasons should address the underlying causes by acting, for example, on fiscal policy, on wage developments, on structural reforms relating to product and financial services markets (including the flow of productivity enhancing capital), on labour markets, in line with the employment guidelines, or on any other relevant policy area.

Member States with large current account imbalances rooted in a persistent lack of competitiveness or due to other reasons should address the underlying causes by acting, for example, on fiscal policy, on wage developments, on structural reforms relating to product and financial services markets (including the flow of productivity enhancing capital), on labour markets, in line with the employment guidelines, or on any other relevant policy area.

eliminate in full intragroup assets and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions between entities of the group (profits or losses resulting from intragroup transactions that are recognised in assets, such as inventory and fixed assets, are eliminated in full).