Commission assesses Stability and Convergence Programmes of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Finland and the United Kingdom
State aid: Commission authorises the United Kingdom to introduce two temporary measures to grant loan guarantees on one hand, and interest rate subsidies to businesses producing green products on the other hand
Nippon Keidanren's Comment Letter to the Financial Services Authority of United Kingdom
The European Commission has formally requested the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden to change their legislation on the VAT exemption for postal services which are not compatible with the VAT Directive.
The European Commission has formally requested the United Kingdom to amend its legislation concerning the refund of VAT borne by taxable persons not established in the EU. It has also requested France to modify its legislation concerning the VAT rates applied to transactions performed by undertakers.
The European Commission has sent formal requests for information to the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden on the VAT application of postal services.
The European Commission has sent the United Kingdom a formal request to end discrimination of foreign charities. The United Kingdom allows tax relief for gifts to charities, but only if they are established in the UK.
The European Commission has decided to send a formal request to the United Kingdom for information on the measures that the United Kingdom has adopted to implement Council Directive 2003/49/EC of 3 June 2003 in Gibraltar.
The European Commission has requested the United Kingdom to change its income tax provisions, which allow a tax deduction for the earnings of seafarers who are resident in the UK but do not allowthe same deduction for seafarers who are not resident in the UK.
By letter received by the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 22 October 2003 the United Kingdom requested the extension of Council Decisions 92/546/EEC of 23 November 1992(2), 95/252/EC of 29 June 1995(3) and 97/375/EC of 9 June 1997(4) authorising it to apply measures derogating from Articles 28e(1), 6 and 17 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC.
