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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8313

10 October 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin
Presidency proposes guidelines for reaching compromise on energy tax

Brussels, 07/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the Danish Presidency will be presenting guidelines to the Ecofin Council in the hope of facilitating a compromise between the Fifteen on the future energy taxation regime. The aim is to reach an agreement before the end of the year, as the Member States undertook to do during the Barcelona Summit. There are still differences at this stage over three issues. A compromise seems, however, to be taking shape regarding the definition of the high...

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