Brussels, 24/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 24 November 2010, the European Commission decided to take Portugal before the European Court of Justice for late collection and payment into the EU coffers of a tax on excess stocks of sugar.
This EU sugar “tax” is paid by sugar producers to EU member states, which then pay it into the EU budget. Portugal made a mistake when calculating the amount to be paid by a Portuguese sugar producer, but later corrected this and asked the company...