Welcome to Tax Conference Veroareena 7.2.2025!
The progressive think tank Kalevi Sorsa Foundation organizes Tax Conference Veroareena on Friday 7 February 2025, 9.30–16.45 at Helsinki Central Library Oodi Maijansali (Töölönlahdenkatu 4, Helsinki). Coffee will be served before the event at 9.00.
Veroareena is an open annual tax policy conference for economic policy and tax specialists, policy-makers, researchers and others involved in tax policy. The event presents topical research as well as discussion and debates on tax policy. The third Veroareena will have a focus on the relationship of taxation and growth. In addition, the event will address latest international trends in tax policy. The afternoon debates will also introduce politicians.
The morning session of the event will be in English and the afternoon in Finnish. Journalist Jari Hanska will moderate the event.
The international guest speakers are professor of macroeconomics Sebastian Gechert from Chemnitz University of Technology, head of the Business and International Taxes Unit Pierce O’Reilly from the Tax Policy and Statistics Division of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, associate research professor Tuomas Matikka from VATT Institute for Economic Research and tax policy and advocacy manager Tove Maria Ryding from European Network on Debt and Developmentin (Eurodad).
Professor Gechert will discuss the relationship of taxation and growth based on his research on corporate tax cuts. O’Reilly and Matikka will deal with the same topic in their commentary remarks from perspectives of the OECD and Finland. Tove Maria Ryding will discuss the increasing role of the United Nations in international tax policy as well as its impacts and opportunities for the Nordics.
The afternoon session will discuss e.g. taxation of capital income in Europe based on a new report to be published early in 2025 by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS). The report will be presented by its authors, director Lauri Finér of Kalevi Sorsa Foundation, and head of public affairs Niko Pankka from Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK). Senior fellow Timo Viherkenttä from Aalto University will represent commentary remarks.
The afternoon session will also include debates and further presentations. The final Veroareena programme will be published in January. The event will also be streamed online. You may register through this form. Welcome!
Additional information from Kalevi Sorsa Foundation director Lauri Finér (lauri.finer@sorsafoundation.fi). Information on the previous Veroareena as well as video of the presentations are available here.
The Employee Foundation and Kuluttajaosuustoiminnan säätiö foundation (KOTS) have contributed to the funding of the conference. The afternoon session is organized in collaboration with the Foundation for European Progressive Studies. The session is produced with the financial support of the European Parliament. However, it does not represent the views of the European Parliament.
