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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7818

12 October 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Frits Bolkenstein remains attached to creation of common framework for minimum taxation of energy products

Brussels, 11/10/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commissioner responsible for Taxation, Frits Bolkenstein, wanted to reactivate the debate in Council over the taxation of energy. "The recent oil crisis has not changes my point of view over the need to establish minimum levels of taxation of energy products", he stated during a conference in Barcelona, on Monday. It is essential that a common framework for taxation be established. This will enable both the Community to fully benefit from...

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