The Belgian Presidency of the EU Council has once again been hindered by Estonia’s veto on the directive on value added tax (VAT) on digital platforms, at the Ecofin Council meeting in Luxembourg on Friday 21 June.
Included in the ‘ViDA’ package, which aims to reduce the administrative burden on businesses and combat fraud, this directive is accompanied by two other legislative proposals – on single registration and on the exchange of information on the basis of electronic...