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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10080

18 February 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin council
Definitive adoption of proposed directive revising tax on tobacco products

Brussels, 17/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 16 February, the European finance ministers definitively adopted a directive revising the structure and level of excise applicable to tobacco products, which was the subject of a unanimous political agreement last November (EUROPE 10016). "Nineteen member states" have committed to bring in a proportionate minimum rate of "60% of the weighted average sales price" as of 2014, together with a monetary minimum excise rate of "€90 per thousand...

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