Brussels, 24/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday the meeting of permanent representatives from Member States confirmed the persistence of disagreements on the future list of goods and services which could benefit from the reduced rate of VAT following the expiry of the current system in December. The question will be on the Ecofin agenda on 25 November.
Germany, Austria, Sweden and Denmark are still opposed to any extension of the list. Portugal and Finland want to keep to the list...