12/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - European sources say that it has not been ruled out at the request of France, that the informal Ecofin Council this weekend (see previous page) tackles the dossier on reduced Value Added Tax (VAT). This Thursday, the specific working group at the Council discussed the political compromise of the Luxembourg presidency on this thorny question (EUROPE 8942). This compromise proposes to authorise until 31 December 2015, application of a reduced rate on repairs...