Update of EU VAT Rules: Embracing Digital Age for Fair Taxation and Business-Friendly System

Remarks by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN press conference:

As Minister Varga said, ECOFIN agreed to update the EU’s VAT rules to bring them in line with the digital age, keeping up with technological progress. This is a significant advance in our fair taxation agenda and reflects new digital realities such as the rapid growth of e-commerce and people working on online platforms. It will make the EU’s VAT system more business-friendly and resilient to fraud, by embracing and promoting digitalisation.

The changes agreed today will help governments to recoup VAT revenues,strengthen the fight against VAT fraud,and reduce pressure on stretched public finances. They also address VAT rules for the platform economy, setting fairer conditions for traditional providers that compete with digital platforms. And they make life easier for businesses by simplifying their obligations, with a single EU-wide VAT registration to reduce compliance costs for businesses operating across borders.

Source: ec.europa.eu

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