Brussels, 04/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - On 3 October, the European Commission said it had asked Greece for information as part of an investigation into the levying of a flat rate fee per ton on cargo carried by the country's ship-owners.
The levy applies to shipping companies, is calculated on tonnage and has given Greek ship-owners tax incentives since 1953 by removing them from company tax. Moreover, it is currently not possible to find out how much income the levy raises for the state. It...