GWU satisfied with VAT derogation
The General Workers Union has welcomed a derogation obtained by Malta during an EU Finance Ministers meeting to retain the VAT exemption on food and medicines.
The meeting also decided that EU countries would be able to flexibly reduce the VAT rate on services in restaurants. In Malta this is going down from 18 to five per cent, the GWU said.
The union praised the work done by the government and by Maltese representatives in the EU. It said it appreciated the country's position especially since a recent EU directive on VAT insisted that each member state should have at least five per cent VAT on food and medicines. This would have been detrimental for Malta.
The reduction of VAT on restaurant services would make restaurants more accessible, the union said.
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David Schiavone
Mar 12th 2009, 19:33
Thumbs up to the Maltese Goverment.. Keep it up and thanks for your continuous help & support. The maltese people are behind you.
L..Galea
Mar 11th 2009, 21:30
N.Calleja
Do you think a workers union would approve of the unjust and immoral VAT Calleja?
GiovDeMartino
Mar 11th 2009, 18:14
GWU satisfied with VAT derogation. I NEVER had any doubt about that. Both the GWU and the MLP are happy and they are very, very, very, very, very.....sorry when a factory is in difficulties, or when the number of tourists falls, or when the price of some commodity goes up....M'ghandi EBDA dubju.
carmel
Mar 11th 2009, 17:52
bring out the praises cause they are needed by goverment lets see about the water and electricity tariffs and vat on imported cars
Manuel Mifsud
Mar 11th 2009, 17:02
Well done GWU. I'm waiting for MUT now to utter one single word of praise.
N.Calleja
Mar 11th 2009, 16:40
At long last, for the first time in many years the GWU came out in favour of the government's insistance to retain the 0 Vat on medicine and food! It must be the end of the world! Maybe tomorrow it will be on the front page of ' l-Orizzont!' And what about Super 1? Are they going to say that this move was on the insistance of dear Joseph?