Estonia is opposing a proposed EU VAT reform that would impose new liabilities on digital platforms, including short-term accommodation and passenger transport companies such as Bolt Technology OU and Airbnb Inc. The Estonian Finance Minister highlighted that taxing services merely because they are provided via digital platforms would create an additional burden on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and distort competition.
Rather than the proposed mandatory approach, Estonia has suggested a voluntary opt-in system, allowing each country to decide its own…