We are happy to inform you that the latest issue of the journal is now available and includes the following contributions: Han Kogels, A Changing World Making the Road to Carbon Neutrality Even More Bumpy Since the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Glasgow in November 2021 (COP26) the world has changed dramatically. In February…

The focus of this contribution are the newly proposed rules for the sharing platform economy under the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) reform package, published on 8 December 2022 by the European Commission. The proposed rules[1] envisage the introduction of a new Article 28a into the VAT Directive stipulating: “Notwithstanding Article 28, a taxable…

The EU VAT Rate Reform 2022, Including a Two-Pronged Approach to Align the EU VAT Rate System with the Green New Deal In April 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted a Directive (2022/542) which brings about significant changes to the rate system of the EU VAT Directive (Council Directive 2006/112/EC). Most notably, it…