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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8415

7 March 2003
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Ecofin will seek to reach political agreement on tax package and energy tax, but could face opposition from Italy

Brussels, 06/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - Are negotiations on energy taxation finally reaching completion after four years of discussion and a multitude of different developments? This Friday, the Ecofin Council will be seeking to reach an agreement on the "tax package" as a whole, but the Greek Presidency does not rule out the fact that an extraordinary Ecofin session may be held on 19 March, before the European Summit.

The result of the Council depends partly on the success of Thursday's...

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