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Special report: VAT and the EU

This report examines topical issues on VAT and the EU:

  • a view from the OECD on the outlook for VAT; 
  • the proposed common EU standard VAT return;
  • Littlewoods and compound interest;
  • how the principle of fiscal neutrality is being developed by the CJEU;
  • VAT groups and infraction proceedings;
  • preparing for the final phase of the ‘VAT package’ measures which will come into effect in January 2015;
  • points for businesses to consider on Croatia’s accession to the EU in 2013; and
  • current VAT rates and compliance information.

The outlook for VAT in the EU: a view from the OECD

Pascal Saint-Amans 
Director of the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration

VAT is of increasing importance to the EU and many OECD member countries. Most economists recommend a lower rate and a broadening of the base although politically this may be difficult to achieve. The OECD...

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