- VAT exemptions are crucial for EU defense spending and security cooperation.
- EU officials discussed this with a European Parliament tax subcommittee.
- Exemptions lower costs for EU countries purchasing within Europe.
- They also reduce administrative costs for countries and companies.
- The EU plans to negotiate new procurement instruments.
- Taxing defense expenditure twice is seen as unfair to taxpayers.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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