EU: Temporary VAT relief to COVID-19 vaccines and testing kits

Announcement

11 Dec 2020

In December 2020, the EU adopted a regulation that relieves services operating under the health sector from the Value-Added Tax (VAT) when acquiring coronavirus vaccines and testing kits.

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Number of interventions

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

12 Dec 2020

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2022

Announced: 11 Dec 2020

Internal taxation of imports

On 11 December 2020, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2020/2020 that provides temporary VAT relief to COVID-19 vaccines and in vitro diagnostic medical devices. The objective is to ensure, as soon as ...

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