Finanzamt Düsseldorf-Mitte v Ibero Tours GmbH (Case C-300/12); [2014] WLR (D) 8
‘Under the provisions of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the member states relating to turnover taxes—common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment, the principles laid down by the Court of Justice in Elida Gibbs v Customs and Excise Comrs (Case C-317/94) [1997] QB 499 concerning the determination of the taxable amount of the VAT did not apply when a travel agent, acting as an intermediary, granted to the final consumer, on the travel agent’s own initiative and at his own expense, a price reduction on the principal service provided by the tour operator.’
WLR Daily, 16th January 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
