Contrary to what it promised, the European Commission will not present a legislative proposal giving the member states the option to apply reduced or zero rates of VAT on feminine hygiene products this year.
The promise was made in May of this year by the European Commissioner for Taxation, Pierre Moscovici, in a letter to the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. In a letter, he promised a proposal to this effect, as well as reduced rates on electronic publications, in the not-too-distant...