Answer given by Mr Moscovici on behalf of the Commission

13.5.2016

On 7 April 2016 the Commission presented an action plan on VAT[1]. In the action plan, the Commission announced its intention to table, by the end of 2016, a proposal to address the difference in VAT rates between printed and electronic publications. As President Juncker has stated, the Commission is envisaging proposing the adoption of an amendment to the VAT Directive giving Member States the option of aligning the VAT treatment for e-publications with that applying for printed publications.

• [1] Value added tax.