The European Commission presented a series of proposals on Thursday 1 December to update the VAT (value added tax) rules that apply to e-commerce, with the goal of making life easier for companies which every year spend around €8,000 in registering for VAT in every country into which they sell.
“We want to cut red tape for companies, cut their costs and make it easier for consumers to buy goods and services”, said Commission Vice-President Andrus Ansip who has responsibility for the...