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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8738

1 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid/sweden/energy
Commission decides that Swedish energy tax is state aid incompatible with EU rules covering 1 January 2002 to 30 June 2004, but is compatible from 1 July 2004 onwards

Brussels, 30/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the Commission decided that the energy tax relief granted by Sweden to the manufacturing industry from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2005 constitutes state aid. The Commission is of the view that this tax relief provide the recipients with a selective advantage compared to companies in other sectors. Tax relief from energy taxes can be approved under state aid rules where companies still have an incentive to further reduce energy...

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