Belgium and the UK have signed a second protocol to their double tax treaty. The protocol clarifies that certain amendments made by the first protocol to the treaty apply to regional taxes and to the communities. The protocol also confirms that the regional and communal Finance Ministers are recognized as “competent authorities”.
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