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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11377
ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) taxation

Public consultation on impact of excise duty rules on counterfeit alcohol

Brussels, 28/08/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 28 August, the European Commission announced that it is launching a public consultation to assess whether some of the rules on excise duty on beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages should be changed to fight tax fraud and reduce the sale of counterfeit alcohol. The public consultation also wants to look into whether small and home producers of alcohol could benefit from simpler rules and lower excise duties. It will also assess whether EU...