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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12874

22 January 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS / Companies
Harmonisation of petrol and diesel taxation in transport threatens SME competitiveness, says SMEunited

21/01/2022 (Agence Europe)SMEunited, while supporting the objectives of the review of the energy taxation directive as part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, expresses some objections to some of the proposals in a position paper on the subject, published on Wednesday 19 January. For example, harmonising the tax levels of petrol and diesel used for transport purposes could weaken the competitiveness of transport companies. It added that diesel emits less CO2 than petrol and that the...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
SECURITY - DEFENCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEFS