On Monday 19 June, the European publishing sector expressed its regret at the Czech government's blocking of the legislative proposal aiming to allow member states to apply reduced rates of VAT to online publications (see EUROPE 11810).
Although the Czech delegation has expressed reservations on the substance of the text, the other member states meeting in Council felt that it was a veto on principle, as there was no agreement to allow the Czech Republic to carry out a pilot project for a...