In recent weeks there has been a lot of talk and in all kinds of media, about the VAT rate applicable to masks and about the flexibility of the European Commission in allowing Member States to apply the same reduced rates to the sale even if, initially and in accordance with the Directive governing the operation of the tax, it is not possible.
Source Legaltoday (in Spanish)
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