Brussels, 11/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - France will seek to enlarge the circle of its allies in favour of reducing VAT rates for restaurants and sound recordings during an informal Ecofin Council on Saturday in Stresa on the banks of Lago di Maggiore in Italy. This will be the first ministerial debate in this connection.
In July, the European Commission presented its proposals for simplifying and rationalising the current rules concerning reduced VAT rates. It drew up a list of around twenty...