- Estonia vetoed EU plan to add VAT on digital platforms
- Proposal aimed to make platform services register to pay VAT
- Could have increased cost of online rental and ridesharing by 25%
- Estonia’s Tax Board to compare platform data against tax returns
- Majority of platform users in Estonia have turnover under €40,000
- Government sees proposal as a tax on small and medium-sized enterprises
- Estonia believes tax authorities can already identify VAT evasion
- Bolt also opposes changes, citing impact on small businesses
- EU politicians aim to reach agreement by end of June
- Estonia supports other parts of the package, including digital reporting and VAT registration in one place.
Source: news.err.ee
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