This week in tax: EU’s tax chief rejects Trump’s critical VAT comments

Sam Sholli,

Tom Baker

March 14 2025

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Wopke Hoekstra implored US officials to ‘truly look into the facts’; in other news, the EU Council has reached a political agreement on DAC9

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Sam Sholli

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Tom is editor of ITR. He joined the team in October 2023 after stints as a legal journalist and a content professional at an international law firm.

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