Italy post or to impose value added tax contract personal mail

2013-05-20
Recently, Italy antitrust authorities asked the Italy post in 180 days related to personal mail postal service contract of value added tax.
However, the Italy market competition bureau also said, complex lies in the Italy Post's approach is consistent with the laws of Italy, because Italy law and European postal regulations are not consistent. The market fair competition bureau in 2009 April TNT British company quoted together with the Royal Mail dispute, then the EU court ruling, value-added tax deduction and exemption does not apply to non - public interest of individual business operators to provide mail service. The market fair competition bureau eventually ruled, although the Italy post is in line with the Italy rules, but indeed breached EU rules. According to the EU treaty, EU Member States must comply with EU law.
Italy post the need for personal customer mail business with value-added tax provisions, including bulk mail, certified mail and address the direct mail.
Aiming at the fair market competition order of Italy Post Bureau, in a brief statement, has been aware of this decision, as well as the market fair competition bureau Italy state law and European free trade laws do not agree. However, the Italy Post said at the same time, the market fair competition bureau not fined because of Italy postal do observe national laws.
MYEX min Asia International Express
2013-05-20