| EU Tax Observatory | |
| Full Name: | EU Tax Observatory |
| Abbreviation: | EUTO or Eutax |
| Founders: | --> |
| Type: | Research institute |
| Purpose: | Basic research |
| Headquarters: | Paris, France |
| Fields: | Taxation |
| Languages: | --> |
| Leader Title: | Director |
| Leader Name: | Gabriel Zucman |
| Publication: | --> |
| Staff: | ~30 |
| Staff Year: | 2024 |
| Funding: | European Union |
The EU Tax Observatory (EUTO, Eutax) is an independent research institute dedicated to studying tax evasion and avoidance in the European Union, established in June 2021.[1] Its offices are hosted at the Paris School of Economics, with staff also hosted at the University of Copenhagen.[2] In its first year of operation its budget was €1.1 million, funded primarily by the EU's Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union. The Observatory's October 2023 annual report on tax evasion described the potential impact of a wealth tax on billionaires and of a minimum tax on companies' profits.[3] [4] [5] It also describe ways for countries to unilaterally implement such policies and fight tax avoidance.