The EU Commission published more details of the FISCUS programme which is scheduled to launch in 2014. FISCUS will support the cooperation between customs and tax authorities and other parties to counter evasion and fraud.

FISCUS is the successor programme of both the Customs 2013 and Fiscalis 2013 programmes which end on 31 December 2013. The programme has a budget of € 777.6 million and will run for 7 years from 1 January 2014. It will facilitate networking, joint actions and training amongst tax and customs personnel, while also funding IT systems to enable the development of e-administrations in customs and tax. The programme also provides for “country-specific assistance” when particular challenges call for it according to the Commission.

For further information see http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/cooperation_programmes/fiscus/index_en.htm