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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8405

21 February 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
European Environment Bureau says energy tax directive must be urgently adopted before enlargement

Brussels, 20/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - In a press release, the European Environment Agency deplores the fact that the ECOFIN Council has still not reached an agreement on energy taxation. "Without a major tax reform, leading to less taxation on labour and more on energy use, the Kyoto targets for the EU will not be reached", warns EEB Secretary General John Hontelez in a press release. He explains that the ECOFIN Council of 7 March will be the last opportunity for the EU to agree before the...

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