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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8055

24 September 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin
Council failed to make progress on taxation - Failing an agreement, Presidency will propose that Laeken pass energy tax as part of "enhanced co-operation"

Liège, 24/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - Mainly focussing on the aftermath of the attacks in the United States and the insurance problems faced by airlines, the ECOFIN Council made no progress on questions concerning taxation, which had initially been placed top of the agenda. Negotiations will take up again at the 16 October ECOFIN Council in Luxembourg.

On the tax package, the President of the Council, Didier Reynders, recognised that no significant progress had been made. Ministers were...

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