The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has published its own-initiative opinion on the taxation of the digitalized economy, which was adopted on 17 July 2019. Key points include that the EESC: considers the digitalisation of the economy to be a great opportunity, and the EU Digital Agenda to be a key policy for the European Union; underlines the need for tax systems to take due account of new business models. The principles of a fair tax system – consistency, predictability, neutrality – are just as relevant as ever for public authorities, businesses and consumers; strongly believes that, in the...