- Italian Supreme Court ruled excise taxes on electricity are part of VAT taxable base if passed to consumers
- Aligns with previous decision on treatment of excise taxes
- Excise taxes must be transferred to final consumer to be included in VAT base
- If consumer does not pay excise tax, it cannot be part of VAT taxable income
- In specific case, electricity charge did not include excise tax, not passed on to consumer
- VAT should reflect what supplier actually receives as payment
Source: eutekne.info
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