Andrus Ansip blog on new VAT rules

( December 16, 2014, 11:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commissioner for Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip, has published a comment on new VAT rules that enter into force in 2015. The new rules require VAT to be collected in the country where a service is provided, prompting protests from small companies struggling to meet the new requirements. Ansip said the upcoming policy package for the digital single market would contain measures to support e-commerce, and defended the new VAT regime, whilst problems with the implementation should be addressed by the companies concerned.The full statement follows:...

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