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Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 583 consultation files tracked so far (42,224 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Industry association · Germany
Declared costs: €100K+ a year · in the register since 2015
Industry association · Belgium
Declared costs: €300K+ a year · in the register since 2010
Rationalisation of reporting requirements · Debt equity bias reduction allowance (DEBRA)
Register facts self-declared (snapshot 2 Sept 2026); cost bands are floors. Shared files are shared attention, not evidence of coordination.
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DIE FAMILIENUNTERNEHMER e.V. · filed 30 Nov 2023 · source
Family entrepreneurs expressly welcome the Commission’s approach to reducing red tape in the field of documentary requirements. In view of the new obligations created in the current parliamentary term and the reporting obligations that have already been initiated and are being implemented, the requirement for a 25 % reduction is undoubtedly too small.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
European Family Businesses · filed 1 Dec 2023 · source
When we take the example of sustainability reporting, businesses have to dedicate more time and resources to comply with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requirements. The sustainability reporting of the CSRD requires external auditing which in turn, It is paramount that legislation is made easily applicable not only for the benefit of businesses which should not have to duplicate their…
DIE FAMILIENUNTERNEHMER e.V. · filed 22 Jul 2022 · source
DIE FAMILIENUNTERNEHMER have for decades advocated an interest adjustment of the profit tax base with an indexed, increasing flat interest rate for the reasons mentioned above. In this respect, the initiative of the EU Commission presented in 2021 under the title DEBRA met with approval in principle from DIE FAMILIENUNTERNEHMER.
European Family Businesses · filed 26 Jul 2022 · source
Below are some suggestions for possible improvements or clarifications that we believe should be included in the proposal for a Directive (“DEBRA”). ONE.- It is not clear from the wording of the proposal for a directive how the reduction will be calculated in the case of entities belonging to a tax group.
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
European Family Businesses · filed 26 Jul 2022 · source
European Family Businesses (EFB) welcomes the effort and work of the European Commission in its attempts to tackle the Debt and Equity Bias. EFB would like to propose the following: 1. In relation to the provisions that would restrict the deductibility of interest from debt, whilst we recognise the reasoning behind the inclusion of such provisions, EFB would caution against this approach.
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