epa04975086 Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs attends a press conference on Spain's 2016 draft budget, at the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, 12 October 2015. The Spanish government a week earlier was annoyed by the European Union's criticism of its budget for 2016, media reports said. The EU Economy Commissioner Pierre Moscovici earlier had found fault with the budget and asked Madrid for corrections. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET (File: 15842478.jpg )
The European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici has ruled out the possibility of incremental VAT rates in private education in Greece, in response to a question posed by New Democracy MEP Maria Spyraki.
In his response dated 21/10/2015, Mr. Moscovici clarified that there is no possibility of using different VAT rates for different education services and argued that the Greek government must decided whether to introduce a 23% VAT rate or seek out alternative measures with an equal fiscal effect.
