Brussels, 21/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to refer Sweden to the European Court of Justice over its tax discrimination against wine in comparison to beer. A litre of beer of 10 % will bear 14.7 SEK in excise duties, whereas a litre of wine of exactly the same strength will be taxed at 22.08 SEK.
The Commission is convinced that there is discrimination in favour of beer produced locally, which discourages Swedish consumers from buying table wine. It also...