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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8695

29 April 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Taxation on alcohol remains a controversial subject at Commission

Brussels, 28/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - The question of harmonising taxation on alcohol still seems to be a controversial subject within the European Commission. According to information collected this week by the daily, Les Echos, a simple report on alcohol taxation prepared by the services under Commissioner Frits Bolkestein was not adopted by the College of Commissioners. The report denounces the different rates of taxation between Member States, which creates an incentive to fraud and...

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