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Malta and Cyprus lead European tax rankings as Germany ranks last
A new global ranking by Global Citizen Solutions (GCS) has identified Malta and Cyprus as the most favorable jurisdictions in Europe for internationally mobile citizens. The study evaluated 48 jurisdictions based on 11 indicators across three categories: tax burden, tax structure, and investment migration.
Malta ranked sixth globally and Cyprus tenth. Both countries achieved high scores due to preferential tax regimes, particularly regarding income earned abroad, rather than simply having low headline tax rates. Other top European performers included Monaco, Georgia, and Bulgaria.
In contrast, Germany ranked last among the 48 jurisdictions analyzed. The report cited Germany’s taxation of worldwide income for residents, inheritance tax, and exit taxes as primary reasons for its low score in the tax structure category, where it received only 17 out of 100 points.
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Cyprus · Germany · Global Citizen Solutions · Malta · Monaco
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Germany ranked last among the 48 jurisdictions studied. www.euronews.com · fr.euronews.com · pt.euronews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Germany scored 17 out of 100 for tax structure. www.euronews.com · fr.euronews.com · pt.euronews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Global Citizen Solutions conducted a ranking of 48 jurisdictions based on tax burden, tax structure, and investment migration. www.euronews.com · fr.euronews.com · pt.euronews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Malta ranked sixth globally in the tax optimization ranking. www.euronews.com · fr.euronews.com · pt.euronews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Cyprus ranked tenth globally in the tax optimization ranking. www.euronews.com · fr.euronews.com · pt.euronews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Malta and Cyprus achieved high rankings through preferential regimes rather than low headline tax rates. www.euronews.com · fr.euronews.com · pt.euronews.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Malta and Cyprus each scored 82 out of 100 points in the tax burden category. www.kurierverlag.de · www.hna.de · www.op-online.de · www.tz.de
- [● 5 SOURCES] Malta scored 83 points in the investment migration category. www.kurierverlag.de · www.hna.de · www.op-online.de · www.tz.de
- [● 5 SOURCES] Global Citizen Solutions (GCS) released a ranking comparing 48 jurisdictions. www.kurierverlag.de · www.hna.de · www.op-online.de · www.tz.de
- [● 5 SOURCES] Malta and Cyprus are the leading European jurisdictions in the ranking. www.kurierverlag.de · www.hna.de · www.op-online.de · www.tz.de
- [● 5 SOURCES] Cyprus scored 78 points in the investment migration category. www.kurierverlag.de · www.hna.de · www.op-online.de · www.tz.de
- [● 5 SOURCES] Inheritance tax and exit tax contribute to Germany's unattractive status for tax optimization. www.kurierverlag.de · www.hna.de · www.op-online.de · www.tz.de