Introduction

Dzien dobry — Dobry den — Jó napot kívánok — welcome! — to this special edition on VAT in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Day good or good day — the same message of welcome but not always the same way round; a good way to approach and introduce the subject of VAT in CEE I believe. Assume that things will not be as you expect and you're on the way to understanding VAT in CEE!

Thank you The Tax Journal for inviting PricewaterhouseCoopers to guest edit this special edition. It has given us another opportunity to take a journey around the CEE region and ask colleagues and...