Vice President Timmermans Promises To Make Sure The Smallest Businesses Aren’t Hurt By The New #EUVAT Rules

VP Timmermans Promises Support

While we were in the European Parliament yesterday, following excellent meetings with over 130 MEPs, EU Commission Staff and industry leaders, we saw that some of them were already keeping their promises. Syed Kamall MEP and former Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt MEP raised the EU VAT mess during debates yesterday afternoon, on your behalf.

Your voice was heard.

This video extract of the EU Parliament debate includes Vice President Timmermans, whose responsibilities include the reduction in red tape, making clear statements that he will protect you from the damaging effects of the new EU Digital VAT rules. Indeed, Vice President Ansip (Digital Single Economy) discussed this at length in the most senior meeting possible yesterday morning.

Listen as VP Timmermans promises to make sure that you are not unfairly burdened by this legislation.

But also hear how he uses the word ‘IF’ – “IF there are adverse effects…” In other words, he still needs to see more evidence.

Guy Verfofstadt MEP (Belgium) says that the College (the VPs) intend to give an exception to all small businesses. This is BRILLIANT news, because it is the only sensible solution to this mess. But we still have to PROVE to them that ALL EU Member States are affected.

So PLEASE join in with this action challenge, to help keep the momentum going. VPs Timmermans and Ansip can’t change this without the support of your country’s Finance Minister. Please write to them to tell them to support the EU Commission in brining in an immediate suspension of the legislation for micro businesses, so that they can return to their domestic VAT rules and continue to trade.

Thank you all for your help.

This isn’t the end, but it is BRILLIANT progress, in no small part down to each and every one of you who has taken action so far.

Thank you.

See you in the EU VAT Action Facebook Group for a quiet celebration?

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