Cooperation Between Social Security and Tax Agencies in Europe

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By

Paul Schoukens

Professor of Social Security Law

K.U. Leuven Paul.Schoukens@law.kuleuven.be

Bernhard Zaglmayer

Researcher

K.U. Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven) Institute of Social Law Tiensestraat 1632 5423 Bernhard.Zaglmayer@law.kuleuven.be

Danny Pieters

This report contends that as social policy continues to evolve, governments now may need to look beyond the traditional structures of social security and taxation. Today, there are varying levels of interaction between those organizations in European nations. This paper describes the relationship between social security and taxation organizations in nine European nations - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom - and makes a series of important observations about the potential evolution of cooperation between social security and taxation organizations in the years ahead. estonia, ireland, europe/Collaboration: Networks and Partnerships Missions and Programs

Cooperation Between Social Security and Tax Agencies in Europe