EU's official VAT rate database found to have historical errors

Developers of Duty27 audited the European Commission's TEDB database and found errors: Greece showed a 24% VAT rate before June 2016 instead of 23%, and Germany's cut to 16% in H2 2020 was missing. Of 34 country-category combinations checked, 21 needed correction.

• Greece: TEDB showed 24% VAT before June 1, 2016 instead of 23%
• Germany: the cut to 16% in H2 2020 was not reflected
• 21 of 34 country-category combinations needed correction
• Spain's 4% rate on digital publications from 2020 was absent