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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8225

5 June 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin
Council adopts conclusions on savings tax, made progress on "prospectuses", but remains blocked on energy taxation - Rato's letter to Swiss authorities

Luxembourg, 04/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Ecofin Council, which met under the chairmanship of Spanish Minister Rodrigo Rato, adopted conclusions on the progress in work on the "tax package", which is to be adopted before the end of the year. It mainly calls on Switzerland to initiate negotiations on savings tax without delay, and the Council president addressed a letter along these lines to the Swiss authorities. Commissioner Bolkestein pointed out that he was ready to go to Bern on 18...

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