Framework contract with the European Commission (DG TAXUD)

Project information

IHS is currently coordinating an international consortium for a framework contract with the European Commission, Directorate General Taxation and Customs (DG TAXUD) in the topic 'economic analysis in the area of taxation'.

Within this framework contract the Commission will request over the course of the next two years (plus the option for an additional two year extension) scientific studies in all areas of taxation. IHS is taking the role as contact institution for the European Commission and takes amongst others responsibility for establishing project teams and for the overall quality control.

The international consortium consists of:
CASE (Poland), CPB (Netherlands), DIW (Germany), DONDENA  (Italy), ETLA (Finland), IEB (Spain), IFS (United Kingdom), IPP (France), PWC (International), ISER (United Kingdom) and IHS.
Taking up the responsibility for the coordination of this framework contract follows a four year period where IHS was already member of the previous consortium.

The maximum project sum over the full 4 years’ time horizon is 4.3 million Euros.

For more detailed information please contact Thomas Davoine (taxud@ihs.ac.at).

Current projects

Study on reduced excise duty rates on traditional rum produced in specific French Outermost Regions

Project Duration: December 2018 - December 2019
Consortium: PwC (lead), CASE, IHS (coordinator)

Study on reduced excise duty rates in the Portuguese outermost regions of Madeira and the Azores

Project Duration: June 2019 - January 2020
Consortium: PwC (lead), CASE, IHS (coordinator)

A Study on Future Trends and Taxation

Project Duration: January 2019 - December 2019
Consortium: ETLA (lead), IHS (coordinator), CASE, CPB, DONDENA, PwC
Principal Investigator (IHS): Benjamin Bittschi
Project Members (IHS): Susanne Forstner, Thomas Davoine