Hedge funds and Private Equity - PES
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there are specific fiscal scheme for supporting the creation <strong>and</strong> growth of young <strong>and</strong> innovative<br />
companies<br />
there are fiscal incentives on R&D<br />
the income tax for private individuals is below the EU average (43.03%)<br />
the taxation of stock options is made “upon sale” <strong>and</strong> not when they are granted, vested or<br />
exercised.<br />
The country where all these conditions are met gets the best evaluation (1) <strong>and</strong> the worst get (3).<br />
The table on the next page gives an overview of the ranking of European countries according to<br />
the EVCA findings for 2006, in comparison with previous years.<br />
Overview of results<br />
Results tor 2006 Results for 2004 Results for 2003<br />
Country Total Score Country Total Score Country Total Score<br />
Irel<strong>and</strong> 1.27 United Kingdom 1,25 United Kingdom 1.20<br />
France 1.36 Luxembourg 1,49 Irel<strong>and</strong> 1.58<br />
United Kingdom 1,4S Irel<strong>and</strong> 1,53 Luxembourg 1.67<br />
Belgium 1.51 Greece 1.75 Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 1.79<br />
Spain 1.52 Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 1.75 Italy 1,96<br />
Greece 1.55 Portugal 1.81 Greece 1,96<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 1.62 Belgium 1.82 Total Average 2,03<br />
Luxembourg 1.62 Hungary 1.88 Belgium 2,0S<br />
Portugal 1.71 Italy 1.86 France 2.09<br />
Italy 1.72 France 1.89 Sweden 2,09<br />
Austria 1.74 Switzerl<strong>and</strong> 1.95 Spain 2.17<br />
Denmark 1.75 Spain 1.96 Finl<strong>and</strong> 2.25<br />
Hungary 1,83 Total Average 1.97 Portugal 2.32<br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong> 1.83 Norway 2.04 Denmark 2.S6<br />
Total Average 1.84 Sweden 2.05 Germany 2.41<br />
Finl<strong>and</strong> 1.91 Czech Republic 2,12 Austria 2,53<br />
Estonia 2.08 Pol<strong>and</strong> 2.13<br />
Norway 2.08 Finl<strong>and</strong> 2.30<br />
Sweden 2.12 Germany 2.37<br />
Latvia 2.12 Austria 2.42<br />
Germany 2.15 Denmark 2.46<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong> 2.16 Slovak Republic 2.49<br />
Slovak Republic 2.17<br />
Czech Republic 2.21<br />
Slovenia 2.26<br />
Romania 2.35<br />
Source EVCA<br />
Part I – <strong>Hedge</strong> <strong>funds</strong> <strong>and</strong> private equity <strong>funds</strong> – how they work<br />
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