Regulation

German and Norwegian shipowners view seafarer tax as vital for competition

Shipping companies would be at a disadvantage in global competition if their seafarers were to be taxed regularly, warn German and Norwegian shipping associations.
”Should any country within the EU deviate from implementing such a regime, it primarily places its own national shipping companies at a competitive disadvantage relative to others within the EU," says Martin Kröger, CEO of VDR. | Photo: Pr-foto
”Should any country within the EU deviate from implementing such a regime, it primarily places its own national shipping companies at a competitive disadvantage relative to others within the EU," says Martin Kröger, CEO of VDR. | Photo: Pr-foto
by IDHA TOFT VALEUR, JENS THOMSEN

Tax-free wages for seafarers are crucial for the competitiveness of shipping companies in Denmark’s neighboring countries, Norway and Germany, say the two countries’ shipping associations after an expert group has proposed that Denmark abolish the seafarer tax, meaning that Danish seafarers do not pay tax on their income.

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