Spain told to charge Catholic Church sales tax

[HagiaSophia]

The European Union today asked Spain to start charging the Catholic Church sales tax, saying a special exemption breaks EU tax law.

Spain says a 1979 agreement with the Vatican obliges it to give the church an exemption from value added tax for the goods it buys.

But the EU’s executive Commission said EU rules do not allow such a tax break, threatening to take Spain to court unless it took action within two months.

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[Brad]

Bring it on. I’ve been waiting for such a great day in the history of the Church. Now, the Gospel can be preached without reservation.

 

[willy]

Just curiously , Italy’s population is 97% Roman Catholic , do they give these exemptions to the Church and if im not mistaken they do, has the EU asked them to stop???