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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8505

16 July 2003
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Commission's next attempt on Wednesday to adopt proposed modification to list of products with reduced VAT

Brussels, 15/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission will make another attempt on Wednesday to agree to adopt a proposal by Commissioner Frits Bolkestein modifying the list of products which benefit from a reduced rate of VAT. At the request of France, the Economy and Finance Ministers of the Member States of the EU discussed this controversial dossier on Tuesday. Mr Bolkestein is to propose the reduction of VAT rates in the catering sector, which would please the French government...

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