- CJ delivered judgment in case Gemeente Dinkelland (C-674/22) regarding default interest for VAT refunds
- Municipality applied new allocation key leading to VAT refund right for years 2012-2016
- Tax inspector granted VAT refund to municipality including tax interest
- Municipality argued for ‘collection interest’ due to not fully exercising VAT refund right
- CJ ruled municipality not entitled to ‘collection interest’ as errors in accounting records and allocation key were factors
- VAT not fully deducted by municipality not considered to be levied in breach of EU law
Source: loyensloeff.com
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