Tax & Spend
Estonia Blocks New EU Tax Rules That Would Have Hit Airbnb, Bolt
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Estonia is blocking a reform of VAT which would impose new liabilities on digital platforms including short-term accommodation and passenger transport companies such as Bolt Technology OU and Airbnb Inc.
“We are against taxing any service provider only because they provide their services via digital platforms,” Estonian Finance Minister Mart Vorklaev told Bloomberg ahead of the EU finance ministers discussion on the matter in Luxembourg on Friday.