However, Member States may refuse to refund or carry forward if the amount of the excess is insignificant.
Chapter 4 · Rules governing exercise of the right of deduction › Article 183
Where, for a given tax period, the amount of deductions exceeds the amount of VAT due, the Member States may, in accordance with conditions which they shall determine, either make a refund or carry the excess forward to the following period.
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