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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8507

18 July 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social
Anna Diamantopoulou welcomes Commission proposal to reduce VAT

Brussels, 17/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou has welcomed the proposal made by the Commission on Wednesday to reduce VAT, especially for domestic services such as nursing care for the elderly, nannies, and other labour-intensive services, and to extend the application of these reduced rates to material adapted for the use of the disabled, such as Braille keyboards or specially adapted cars. "This proposal is positive for job creation,...

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