On Wednesday 4 March, in conjunction with the publication of its ‘climate law’ (see EUROPE B12439A2), the European Commission launched its work on the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive, which has remained unchanged since 2003.
The envisaged revision aims at aligning the taxation of energy products and electricity with EU climate policies, in the framework of the European Green Deal, according to the inception impact assessment published by the Commission.
“The review of the...