Mrs Scrivener announced that the Community would be continuing the considerable effort already made to train customs officers and improve their qualifications by helping set up a national customs college. In the tax field, the next date of note was 5 July, which would see the introduction of VAT.
La Communauté, dans la poursuite du très important effort de formation et de qualification des personnels des douanes déjà entrepris, favorisera, a annoncé Mme Scrivener, la création d'une école nationale des douanes". Dans le domaine fiscal, l'échéance la plus immédiate est la mise en place le 5 juillet prochain de la T.V.A".
