Brussels, 02/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - France has asked the European Commission to authorise it to apply a reduced rate of value added tax (VAT) to the sporting activities of equestrian centres, with the French sector protesting at VAT rising from 7% to 20% on the orders of the EU.
In the framework of the renegotiation of the VAT directive, Paris intends “actively to defend the possibility of applying a reduced rate of VAT to equestrian sporting activities”, the French ministers for...