Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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35. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 22 February 2017, the status of his consultations with other member states in advance of the publication of the proposal regarding the reform of VAT rates in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42716/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The European Commission is due to publish a proposal on the reform of VAT rates in November 2017, after which technical and political discussions on the proposal will commence at EU Council among all Member States.

Earlier in the year preliminary details of the proposed changes were discussed as part of the EU Commission's Group on the Future of VAT - a forum for consulting VAT experts from Member States on pre-legislative initiatives. Officials from my Department and the Revenue Commissioners contributed to these discussions.