Brussels, 26/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 25 April 2013, the European Commission decided to send Spain to the European Court of Justice over discriminatory property tax rules that given residents better rights than non-residents.
Under Spanish legislation, capital gains from the sale of a permanent residence are exempt for tax if the money is used to buy another permanent residence. However, this provision only applies to Spanish residents, therefore discriminating against non-residents who...