Robert Goulder discusses the proposal to eliminate the EU's unanimity requirement for tax directives and what that would mean for tax policy.

For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:

• Should the EU Scrap the Unanimity Requirement?
• Cost of Unanimity on Tax Rules Will Only Increase, Group Says
• Proposal to End EU Unanimity Requirement Coming by Year-End
• EU's Moscovici Says Commission to Propose Qualified Voting on Tax Measures
• News Analysis: Is the End Near for the Unanimity Rule for EU Tax Issues?