The opposition today called on the government to clarify its position on tax harmonization.

The PN was referring to the interview with Frans Camilleri, a governor of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) board, which appeared in The Malta Independent on Monday. In this article, Camilleri is quoted as saying that “Malta is not against tax harmonisation, in fact we’re in favour of it”.

In a statement signed by Mario de Marco, spokesman for finance, the PN said this declaration by Camilleri runs counter to the position adopted by Malta over the past years to date. Malta has championed better sharing of information and co-ordination in tax issues but stood against all efforts to harmonise tax systems across the European Union. Malta adopted this approach throughout the past decades irrespective of which Party was in government.

The opposition is calling on Government to clarify its position not least by stating that it will oppose any move to harmonise tax systems across the European Union.