At the ECOFIN Council on 3 June, Mr. MONTI made clear that if an agreement could not be reached, the Commission would be forced to withdraw the proposal and to pursue the infringement procedures against those Member States applying a reduced rate. At the very last moment, Member States agreed on a compromise put forward by the Belgian government which essentially accepts the original Commission proposal by adding some technical adjustments.
À la toute dernière minute, alors que M. MONTI envisageait déjà un retrait de la proposition de la Commission, les États membres se sont montrés disposés à accepter un compromis présenté par le gouvernement belge, qui reprend pour l'essentiel la proposition initiale de la Commission tout en apportant certaines adaptations d'ordre technique.