EU Floats Tweaks to Persuade Estonia to Lift VAT Reform Block

Belgium, holder of the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, will keep pushing Estonia to lift an objection blocking unanimous agreement by EU governments on updated value-added tax rules.

Estonia is not being offered major compromises, but “incremental, small clarifications to give them reassurance,” such as a slightly longer period before the new rules would enter into force, an EU official speaking on condition of anonymity said Tuesday.

EU finance ministers will meet Friday in a summit chaired by Belgium and hope to agree on the VAT update, the official ...