The European Commission has started legal action against five member states for charging a sales tax of less than 15 percent on babies' diapers.
Under current rules, member states must apply a minimum of 15 percent value-added tax (VAT) on wares sold, except in sectors that have applied for exemption such as medical goods and pharmaceuticals.
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal and the Czech Republic have two months to reply to the "letter of formal notice" which the commission sent...
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