EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Taxation

European Parliament gives green light for VAT exemption for supplies to armed forces involved in a European defence effort

Brussels, 26/11/2019 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday, 26 November, the European Parliament adopted—by a vote of 528 in favour, 78 against, and 61 abstentions—the draft report by Paul Tang (S&D, the Netherlands) on the proposal for a directive on the exemption from value added tax (VAT) and excise duties for supplies to armed forces participating in a European defence effort (see EUROPE B12241A16).

In their report, MEPs—who are only being consulted on this issue—support amending the VAT and Excise directives to...