Luxembourg, 07/06/06 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the Ecofin Council failed to mark the political agreement on the legislative package aiming to simplify obligations on declarations of value-added tax (VAT). The only decision taken on 7 June concerns the extension, for six months, of directive 2002/38/EC on VAT rules applicable to radio-broadcasting and television services, and to certain electronic services. This extension will avoid a legal vacuum as of 1 July 2006, when this directive...