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Omnibus on taxation

Full official titleProposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directives 2003/49/EC, 2009/133/EC, 2011/96/EU, (EU) 2016/1164, (EU)2017/1852, (EU) 2025/50 as regards the simplification of the Union framework on direct taxation and supporting growth and competitiveness of the EU

open on 5 Oct 2026 Open for answers from 10 Sep 2026 to 5 Nov 2026 (open). Answer on the Commission's site. Topics: Taxation.

What the Commission proposes

The proposal introduces a Council Directive, known as the Omnibus on Taxation, which amends six existing directives in the field of direct taxation to simplify the EU corporate tax framework and support business growth and competitiveness. It aims to reduce administrative and compliance burdens for cross-border activities while maintaining high standards of protection against tax avoidance and abusive practices. The initiative aligns existing rules with international tax developments, such as the Pillar Two global minimum tax, and addresses procedural and legal obstacles in areas like withholding taxes and corporate reorganisations. Overall, the measures seek to improve legal certainty and ensure the coherent functioning of the internal market without lowering tax standards.

Affected, as named in the text: businesses operating cross-border; tax administrations; taxpayers; multinational enterprise groups.

What is asked: Respondents expressed their views on simplifying existing EU tax rules to improve the functioning of the internal market and enhance Europe's attractiveness for investment and business.

Summary written from 21 passages of the Commission document by gemini-3.5-flash-lite on 3 Oct 2026; cached and shared by every organisation.

Dossier summary from the portal

The omnibus on taxation is an integral part of the Commission’s efforts to simplify EU law and will reduce administrative burden for businesses in the direction of enhancing competitiveness and improving the functioning of the EU corporate taxation legislative framework (EU rules on parent-subsidiary, interest and royalties, merger and anti-tax avoidance).

Commission documents: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directives 2003/49/EC,... (EN, 56 pages); COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Accompanying the... (EN, 109 pages); Opinion of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (EN, 3 pages); ANNEXES to the Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directives... (EN, 10 pages); COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT... (EN, 5 pages); COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Subsidiarity Grid Accompanying the... (EN, 9 pages).

Who has already answered

5 submissions in the snapshot (4 from organisations), portal total 5. Feedback list on the portal.

By stakeholder type (as declared on the portal)
Submissions by stakeholder typeBusiness association3EU citizen1Other1
By country, top 5
Submissions by countryAUT1BEL1EST1HRV1IRL1

4 of 4 organisation submissions analysed; the model reads them as: supports 1 wants changes 3

  • Wirtschaftskammer Österreich /WKÖ Business association, AUT model reads as: wants changes source
    • Urge the harmonisation of withholding tax relief procedures, evidence requirements and forms within the EU.
      We also urge harmonisation of withholding tax relief procedures, evidence requirements and forms within the EU.
      machine translation by the Commission, original in DE
    • Provide for an application date much earlier than 1 January 2037.
      In addition, in the interests of the location of the business, provision should be made for a much earlier application than that on 1 January 2037.
      machine translation by the Commission, original in DE
    • Harmonise the Beneficial Owner principle to address current legal uncertainty between Member States.
      We call for harmonisation and review only after the event.
      machine translation by the Commission, original in DE
  • Irish Tax Institute Business association, IRL; register: Trade and business associations model reads as: supports source
    • Simplify EU tax rules and reduce compliance burdens for businesses.
      The Institute supports the objective of the Tax Omnibus Directive, together with the proposal for a Recast of the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC), to simplify EU tax rules and reduce compliance burdens for businesses.
    • Consider the attached Position Paper providing specific feedback on the proposed changes.
      The Institute invites the Commission to consider our Position Paper and we are available to answer any queries you may have in this regard.
  • EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association) Business association, BEL; register: Trade and business associations model reads as: wants changes source
    • Ensure the interest limitation rules are made uniform, mandatory and inflation-indexed.
      making the interest limitation rules (ILR) uniform, mandatory and inflation-indexed;
    • Exclude exceeding borrowing costs on low-risk third-party loans from the limitation.
      excluding exceeding borrowing costs on low-risk third-party loans from the limitation;
    • Extend the interest limitation rule exemptions to housing, including construction, transformation and renovation.
      and extending the ILR exemptions to housing, including the construction, transformation and renovation of buildings.
  • DigitalTrade4.EU Other, EST; register: Other organisations, public or mixed entities model reads as: wants changes source
    • Adopt a targeted approach to reducing cross-border tax compliance burdens using machine-readable electronic evidence and interoperable digital procedures.
      DigitalTrade4.EU proposes a targeted approach to reducing cross-border tax compliance burdens under COM(2026) 560 through the use of reliable, machine-readable electronic evidence and interoperable digital procedures.
    • Utilize the European Business Wallet for business identification, representation, and the secure exchange of supporting information.
      The European Business Wallet could support business identification, representation and the secure exchange of supporting information between companies and tax authorities across Member States.
    • Ensure proportionate and technology-neutral implementation within existing frameworks supported by measurable indicators.
      We recommend proportionate, technology-neutral implementation within the existing IRD, PSD and FASTER frameworks, supported by measurable indicators of administrative burden, processing time, refund delays and business costs.

Who met the cabinets on the subject

60 meetings by subject similarity, approximate

subject match, approximate The top 60 cabinet meetings by similarity (the list stops at 60) whose recorded subject is close to this consultation's title and summary (embedding similarity at 0.45 or more, cached from the nightly map). Generic subjects such as "exchange of views on EU regulation" also pass, so read this as a lead, not a finding. Source: Commission meetings file, portal.

These 60 meetings by register category of the interest representatives (a meeting with participants from two categories counts in both)
Meetings by register category of the participantsTrade and business associations28Companies & groups22Non-governmental organisations, platf.6Trade unions and professional associa.3Professional consultancies3Other organisations, public or mixed.2not in register export2
DateCabinetInterest representativeSubject as recorded
27 Feb 2025 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (Companies & groups) International and EU tax issues
18 Feb 2025 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Mouvement des Entreprises de France (Trade and business associations) International and EU tax issues
17 Feb 2025 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (Trade and business associations) International and EU tax issues
30 Jun 2025 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra European Banking Federation (Trade and business associations) Taxation of EU’s financial sector
15 Apr 2026 Commissioner Michael McGrath Bundesverband deutscher Banken e.V. (Trade and business associations) Commission proposal for a harmonised corporate legal EU Inc regime
9 Sep 2025 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Rud Pedersen Brussels (Professional consultancies) Insights from the US and the global accounting profession and discussing EU’s ongoing work on tax-related policies
24 Jun 2025 Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez EUROGAS (Trade and business associations) Implementation of EU legislation
24 Feb 2025 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Greenpeace European Unit (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) EU environmental tax issues
19 May 2025 Commissioner Dan Jørgensen APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe) (Trade and business associations) EU product legislation
18 Mar 2026 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Koch Government Affairs, LLC (Companies & groups) International taxation and simplification agenda
29 Jan 2025 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Vereniging VNO-NCW (Trade and business associations) Tax priorities under the new Commission mandate
26 May 2026 Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e.V. (Trade and business associations) Regulatory developments in the EU Transport Sector
17 Sep 2026 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Aedes vereniging van woningcorporaties (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) Taxation Omnibus : Anti Tax Avoidance Directive
3 Feb 2025 Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen Vodafone Belgium SA (Companies & groups) Upcoming EU legislation and challenges ahead
25 Jun 2025 Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič European Express Association (Trade and business associations); Forward Global (Professional consultancies); FedEx Express BE BV (Companies & groups); DHL Group (Companies & groups); UPS Europe SRL/BV (Companies & groups) Exchanges on the EU Customs Reform
19 Mar 2025 Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu EIT Health Relevant policy developments on EU level
29 Jan 2025 Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer (Other organisations, public or mixed entities) Latest initiatives in the area of EU industrial policy (Competitiveness Compass, Clean Industrial Deal, Simplification)
11 Feb 2025 Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis BUSINESSEUROPE (Trade and business associations) reduction of administrative burden in the EU
19 Mar 2025 Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné Alliance du Commerce (Trade unions and professional associations); CLAI (Professional consultancies) Le futur de la directive des délais de paiements, les tarifs et seuils douaniers (avec de nombreuses tractations politiques entre le Conseil, le Parlement et la Commission), ou encore les grands enjeux de simplification (Omnibus).
23 Mar 2026 Commissioner Jessika Roswall Syensqo (Companies & groups) EU chemicals legislation
20 Jan 2026 Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque International Capital Market Association (Trade and business associations) Discussion on the upcoming regulatory and supervisory priorities concerning the European Capital Markets
24 Nov 2025 Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque Medtronic (Companies & groups) OECD’s Pillar Two tax framework Minimum Tax Directive
13 Feb 2025 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra eBay EU liaison office (Companies & groups) Discussion on the implementation and functioning of Council Directive (EU) 2021/514 ‘DAC7’
14 Apr 2026 President Ursula von der Leyen Mouvement des Entreprises de France (Trade and business associations) Competitiveness and simplification of EU financial regulation; impact on financing of the European economy
3 Sep 2025 Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto UniCredit (Companies & groups) General discussion on the priorities of the European Commission
5 Jun 2026 Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer (Other organisations, public or mixed entities) Priorities in direct and indirect taxation
8 Apr 2025 Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné Koninklijke Philips (Companies & groups) Current economic situation (tariffs), EU regulation, Innovation, Single Market, Public Procurement, Sustainability, data Protection
19 Feb 2025 Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque Optiver (Companies & groups) Exchange with Optiver on Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 (IFR)
6 Mar 2025 Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque Związek Banków Polskich (Trade and business associations) • Omnibus package • Implementation dialogue with the banking sector in the central European Member States • Payment Services Regulation
16 Jun 2026 Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen European Factories of the Future Research Association (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) Exchange on the manufacturing sector and the Commission proposal of a European Competitiveness Fund

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