This blogpost will guide you through the exciting history of the EU VAT system. VAT is generally considered as an excellent taxation mechanism. However, through the course of history the EU VAT system developed some specific flaws. These flaws lead to an enormous amount of VAT fraud, costing EU Member States 50 billion euro on an annual basis. Read why this seemingly excellent taxation mechanism is vulnerable to fraud.
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