The importance of VAT in the Portuguese economic turmoil

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The importance of VAT in the Portuguese economic turmoil

December 01 2011
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The Portuguese sovereign chaos led to the request for an emergency bailout package from the European Commission and the IMF in coordination with the European Central Bank. Rui Guedes Henriques and Lara Castro of Baker Tilly Portugal look at why VAT policy is crucial in this context.

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