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EU VAT reforms net €38 billion in 2025, reshape e-commerce taxation
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Fusion42 · 5 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
EU businesses declared over €38 billion in VAT through simplified online sales schemes in 2025, a 17% rise from the previous year, with EU states collecting more than €125 billion since 2021. The EU plans to expand these schemes under the new VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package to cover more consumer transactions and introduce a special scheme for intra-company goods transfers.
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EU online sellers now have a streamlined VAT setup that reduces cross-border tax complexity, opening access to a bigger EU market. You need to update your tax processes to benefit from new schemes expanding soon, or risk costly compliance gaps.
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