Tax competition

The thesis puts mind to issue of tax competition within the European Union. The competition of tax systems became an up-to-date subject particularly in context of extension of the union in the year 2004. A potential instrument, whereby it is possible to restrict the tax competition, is tax harmonisation. The problem of advisability of the tax competition is very doubtful, seeing that world-wide economists and politicians disagree about this matter. Primary objective of the thesis is to assess whether concept of the competition of tax systems is preferable to the harmonisation for the EU. I will try to appoint whether the competition of tax systems prevails in the EU or not. In conclusion, I will focus on estimation of some macroeconomic effects of the tax competition. I will take into consideration only corporate tax in the thesis, forasmuch as capital is distinguished by considerable mobile ability and it is the most suitable element to illustrate effects of the tax competition