Parliament’s finance committee questions use of temporary VAT rate cuts as consumer support The European Union Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has questioned the use of reduced VAT rates in time of crisis to help consumers. This week, it adopted a resolution
E-commerce package reforms 2022 revenues up 26% on 2021 numbers; 130,000 e-commerce sellers & marketplaces registered The European Commission as published 2022 revenues for the One Stop-Shop return and Import One Stop-Shop returns – €17 billion and €2.5 billion, respectively. It said that almost 130,000
Lower VAT rate for recyclates / recycled products The Czech delegation to the EU has proposed permitting extended use of the reduced VAT rates on recycled products. The Czechs believe that the introduction of a reduced VAT rate for products with recycled content would stimulate
Travel operator, passenger transport and accommodation platform associations question need for full VAT deemed supplier obligations Several travel and related platform trade associations have raised doubts about proposed deemed supplier obligations in the Platform Economy pillar of the VAT in the Digital Age reforms. The
EU’s Directorate-General Taxation and Customs (DG TAXUD) has summarised its top reforms and ongoing work around the EU’s VAT regime, customs and related areas in its Management Plan 2023 Key issues DG TAXUD is looking to progress includes: Agreement of the 3-pillars of EU VAT in
European Commission may delay 2028 existing e-invoicing regimes’ convergence to ViDA Digital Reporting Requirements Several EU member states with existing or planned mandatory domestic e-invoicing regimes look likely to secure a delay on the January 2028 deadline for them to converge with the proposed VAT
Lawmakers call for Financial Transaction Tax and a Digital Levy to meet shared EU COVID debts The European Parliament has backed a report to implement a host of new taxes to help meet the €800m post-pandemic economic EU recovery and green and digital transformation plans.
Five-month emergency VAT rate cut ends on electricity from 24% to 10% until 30 April 2023; public transport reduced to 0% Finland’s President temporary VAT rate cut on domestic electricity in its 2023 Budget has ended. This was from the 24% standard rate to the
2025 VAT in the Digital Age build on OSS returns for services The EU e-commerce VAT package on 1 July 2021 simplified VAT on distance selling of goods with the new One-Stop-Shop OSS VAT return. The VAT in the Digital Age reform pillar on Single
