According to AG, the Court rightly rules that circumcisions serve a religious-cultural purpose

• The Advocate General concluded that the VAT exemption for medical services does not apply to circumcisions performed for religious-cultural purposes.
• The Court of Amsterdam ruled that the protection of health is not the main purpose of circumcisions and the AG agrees with this factual judgment.
• The context in which a medical procedure is performed determines whether it serves a therapeutic purpose.
• The AG advises the Supreme Court to reject the appeal.

Source

• Taxlive
• BTW jurisprudentie