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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7676

15 March 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) court of justice
Austrian municipal tax on alcoholic beverages regarded as incompatible with European law as revenue is not used for "specific purposes", but Court limits effects of its annulment

Luxembourg, 14/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - In its "Evangelischer Krankenhausverein Wien" ruling, the Court of Justice declared the Austrian municipal tax on alcoholic beverages incompatible with European law. Vienna's Protestant association, which manages hospitals, refused to pay this tax on drinks sold in its cafeterias. It disputed its legality before the Austrian administrative tribunal which sent the case on to the European Court of Justice. It will therefore not have to pay some 400,000...

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