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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8332

1 November 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin
In context of laborious discussions on tax on energy, Ecofin Council to seek agreement with Commission on implementation of rules governing State aid to energy sector

Brussels, 31/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Danish Presidency hopes to reach a political agreement on the future regime for taxing energy, at Tuesday's Ecofin Council. Talks, however, have made little progress on the issues still pending, which are: exemption for road diesel, possible national exemptions for large energy guzzling companies and transition periods. Ministers will return to the proposed compromise presented early-October by the Danish Presidency (see EUROPE of 7 and 8 October,...

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