21/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - Investigation opened into the reduction of, or exemption from, a Danish tax on the protection of drinking water. On Wednesday 21 March, the European Commission decided to open a formal procedure under EU rules to investigate state aid for the reduction of, or exemption from, the Danish tax on the protection of drinking water in the farming sector. The tax in question is payable in full by the owners of public water supply systems. However, users who hold a...