Brussels, 19/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament's Industry and Building Forum, FOCOPE, has issued a statement calling on MEPs to back the idea of keeping the current reduced level of VAT for housing and introducing reduced VAT on building work for elderly or disabled people. This initiative is part of the discussions at Council level of the controversial issue of VAT and reduced VAT. At the end of September, the British Presidency retabled the draft compromise drafted by the...