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> EU doesn’t set national tax rates.

Perhaps you're unfamiliar with the EU VAT Directive, which sets minimum tax rates?

And maybe you didn't know that the EU sets minimum Excise duties?

And be under no illusion, the EU is intervening in corporation tax rates. Read up on the 2020 Digital Services Tax and the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base.




Which country would go below 15% VAT?

Most big ones are above 20% and use it to get tax money for the government.

Also if you tried to sell/export something to EU you geneally use their VAT rate anyway.


Switzerland has 8.1% VAT


Australia has 9%, in some US states there’s no VAT


Austalia is not in Europe.

My question was: realistiacally, which EU country would drop their rate to lower than the minimum 15%.

Most stay at above 20%. Switzerland somehow balances own budget with lower VAT. I doubt any EU country can lower the VAT below the EU mininum of 15% and balance their budget


They should spend way less then




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