Brief: Norway's zero VAT rate for online news wins ESA approval
25/01/2016 13:40
Jan 25 (Reuters) - EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) said in
a statement:
* Has approved Norway's zero value added tax rate for
electronic news services
* The new VAT scheme gives equal treatment to online and
paper based news media
* The approval is valid until March 1 of 2022
* In a separate note, Norway's Finance Ministry welcomed the
decision and said it would be implemented on March 1 of 2016
(Reporting By Terje Solsvik)
((terje.solsvik@thomsonreuters.com;))