34It should be pointed out that the purpose underlying the insertion of that Article 167a was to enable all the Member States to introduce a derogation concerning the date on which the right of deduction may be exercised by taxable persons declaring VAT in the context of an optional cash accounting scheme intended to simplify the payment of VAT for small businesses.
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