Strasbourg, 15/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament, when consulted on the European Commission proposal to extend for five years, until 31 December 2005, the minimum normal VAT rate, called for the system to be kept in place for a shorter period. The extension would in fact implicitly mean keeping the transitional Vat system in place. The Parliament, however, recognises the fact that it is currently impossible to replace this system with a definitive system based on the...