EU: Ministers approve lower VAT for restaurant drinks
By Keith Nuthall | 12 March 2009
All 27 EU member states will be able to charge lower rates of value added tax on alcohol served in restaurants, following a Council of Ministers decision.
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All 27 EU member states will be able to charge lower rates of value added tax on alcohol served in restaurants, following a Council of Ministers decision.

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