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EU to take ‘nuclear option’ on VAT fraud and allow reverse charge systems

Joe Stanley-Smith
January 06, 2017
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The European Commission (EC) plans to take drastic action to tackle the €50 billion ($53 billion) in annual EU cross-border VAT fraud by allowing member states to deviate from the VAT Directive.

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