Current Affairs EU ministers reach deal on lower VAT rate on certain goods & services

11-03-2009 16:32 | Jan Velinger

After years of wrangling on the issue, EU finance ministers on Tuesday agreed on a deal partly unifying VAT rates, allowing individual countries to reduce value-added sales tax on some goods and services. The move comes against the backdrop of the continuing economic crisis, which has left many businesses struggling. Soon they could be somewhat better situated to weather the downturn.

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