VAT is also easy to refund on export, making it trade-neutral. Trump advisers and supporters often characterize VAT as a European tax. Yet while European countries began rolling out VAT in the 1960s ...

The president says the VAT system used across Europe gives other countries unfair trade advantages. Here’s how the system started. By Jenny Gross and Keith Bradsher Jenny Gross reported from ...

Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Union's economy commissioner. (Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg News) The European Union won’t negotiate changes to its value-added taxes or agricultural subsidies as ...

President Trump is not slowing down in his global tariff threats as he posted a list of what he believes are unfair ...

A marketing company engaged in building brands has won a €2.55m VAT battle with the Revenue Commissioners.

It was this hatred that in part fuelled Trump’s explosive tariff war whereby he singled out the European Union – which imposes VAT north of 25pc in places – with some of the most punishing duties.

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The European Union will need to lower its non-tariff barriers, including those created by value-added taxes, if it wants to reach a deal to lower U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, White ...

EU Needs to Lower Non-Tariff Barriers, Including VAT, White House Trade Adviser Says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union will need to lower its non-tariff barriers, including those created ...