Original sentence: The maximum rate in the EU is 25%.The minimum standard rate of VAT throughout the EU is 15%, although reduced rates of VAT, as low as 0%, are applied in various states on various sorts of supply (for example, newspapers and certain magazines in Belgium)
Edited sentence: Member states must have a minimum standard rate of VAT of 15%, although reduced rates of VAT, as low as 0%, are applied in various states on various sorts of supply (for example, newspapers and certain magazines in Belgium).The current maximum rate in the EU is 25%, though member states are free to set higher rates