Taxing the online haven: Impacts of the EU VAT reform on cross-border e-commerce
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Keywords
Value-added tax (VAT); Cross-border e-commerce; De Minimis; AliExpress;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
- H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
- L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
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