France and Germany have agreed a new joint push to harmonise European Union tax policies, according to a report this morning The move will challenge the insistence of both the Irish and British governments that taxation must remain subject to national veto The Financial Times has revealed the new joint initiative, citing a joint Franco-German paper prepared for the convention on the future of Europe The paper will propose moves to harmonise corporation tax and value added tax to improve the single market, the FT said //www.fxcentre.com