Brussels, 19/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - President Chirac has won Germany's support for cutting VAT rates on restaurant and catering services. "We have concluded our discussion with the Chancellor on the problem of the authorisation given to France on reducing VAT rates on catering and on making this reform in 2006", he said on Thursday after the Berlin Summit. He thanked the Chancellor for his "understanding" (see also p.4).
France hopes to be able to lower VAT rates on catering from 19.6%...