Brussels, 03/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - At the Ecofin Council on 7 November (see related article), French finance minister Thierry Breton will present a request from France for permission to apply a reduced rate of value added tax (VAT) for the press on-line - for which a minimum level of 15% is applied - and the “paper” press, which already enjoys a minimum reduced level of 5%.
France put this issue on the Ecofin Council agenda, not so for decision on Tuesday, but with a view to the...