The agreements follow the model of the OECD, which means that, in most cases, the income from salaried work (and also freelance work) is only subject to the taxes of either the country in which the work is carried out or the country of residence.

The agreements follow the model of the OECD, which means that, in most cases, the income from salaried work (and also freelance work) is only subject to the taxes of either the country in which the work is carried out or the country of residence.

Instead of starting a process of consultation to identify which of the tax models currently in force in the Member States avoids double taxation of contributions and benefits with the greatest efficiency and the least bureaucracy, the report already comes down in favour of the EET regime, when it is obvious that the TEE tax system – which consists of taxing contributions to the plan and exempting pensions drawn from it – would guarantee uniform fiscal treatment, regardless of the country of residence of the member or retired person, that it would allow the country granting tax concessions for setting up occupational pension plans to safe ...[+++]guard its tax base, and that it would make the issue of sharing tax yields superfluous.

Such measures may include adjustments in the level of pensions paid to the retired, and of contributions and taxes mainly levied on the active population.

(80) The amount of subsidy should be calculated on the basis of the amount of tax unpaid during the investigation period (the investigation period in this proceeding corresponds with a tax year in Taiwan i.e. 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1998).

In the case of State aid in the form of tax measures, the amount to be recovered is calculated on the basis of a comparison between the tax actually paid and the amount, which should have been paid if the generally applicable rule had been applied.