- French General Directorate of Public Finance opened a consultation on VAT rate changes for energy subscriptions and supplies
- Proposal to abolish the reduced 5.5 percent VAT rate for electricity and gas delivery subscriptions
- Standard 20 percent VAT rate to apply to subscriptions starting on or after August 1
- Requirement for heat supplies to have at least 50 percent renewable energy for reduced VAT rate
- New definition for renewable energy requirement effective March 1
- Comments on the consultation are due by September 1
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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