login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7884

19 January 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 47
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) court of justice
Spain condemned for having applied reduced VAT rate in motorway tolls

Luxembourg, 18/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Fifth Chamber of the Court of Justice which is Presided over by Antonio La Pergola condemned Spain for having applied since 1997 a reduced VAT rate to motorway tolls in violation of the provisions of the European Directive known as "sixth VAT Directive". This does not authorise the application of a reduced rate for "the transportation of people or the luggage that accompanies them". Making available to motorists a road infrastructure through a...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION