Brussels, 29/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 29 October, the European Commission cleared a Danish proposal to grant certain reductions from a new tax on nitrogen emissions (NO X) for particularly heavy polluters. However, the Commission said it would open an in-depth investigation into a second proposal submitted at the same time which seeks total exoneration from the existing waste tax. Following a preliminary assessment, this proposal would seem to be excessive and unjustified.
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