The EU doesn't have general legislative competence for tax: it's reserved to the member States. To change this would (IIRC) require a new treaty, and the percei

The EU doesn't have general legislative competence for tax: it's reserved to the member States. To change this would (IIRC) require a new treaty, and the perceived loss of sovereignty would go down like a lead balloon with many of the governments - so that won't happen at least in the short term.