Can Europe come together in perfect VAT harmony?
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Posted by: Graham Brearley
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The decades-old VAT system for traders operating within Europe is complex, open to fraud and in desperate need of an overhaul in the modern global economy. A new European Commission green paper is consulting with business but can the EU navigate through the political nightmare to adopt a system of VAT rates that is simple and fair?
