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⭕ EMMA leads call for changes to withholding tax to reduce barriers for touring artists! Today EMMA launches a campaign for a new European vision for touring that reduces the time-consuming and costly barriers for touring artists produced by withholding taxes. Highlighting that US artists benefit from generous exemptions when touring Europe, creating an unfair playing field. With a letter addressed to the 🇪🇺 European Parliament we ask MEP's and the European Commission to support changes to the system to nurture a more competitive and harmonised European music ecosystem. This call is co-signed by IAO Music, IMPALA Independent Music Companies Association, FIM, EMEE - European Music Exporters Exchange , Live DMA and Liveurope. Want to get involved? · Read the call · Share with policy makers · Submit your evidence 👉 Read the letter here: bit.ly/EMMA_WHT . . Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.