27The adjustment mechanism provided for in Articles 184 to 186 of the VAT Directive is an integral part of the VAT deduction scheme established by that directive. It is intended to enhance the precision of deductions so as to ensure the neutrality of VAT, so that transactions effected at an earlier stage continue to give rise to the right to deduct only to the extent that they are used to make supplies subject to VAT. That mechanism thus aims to establish a close and direct relationship between the right to deduct input VAT and the use of the goods or services concerned for taxable output transactions (judgment of 31 May 2018, Kollroß and Wirtl, C‑660/16 and C‑661/16, EU:C:2018:372, paragraph 55 and the case-law cited).
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