Brussels, 22/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission authorised a Swedish programme which exempts companies which consume a lot of energy from the energy tax, as long as they bring in an energy management system aimed at reducing their consumption.
At the moment, companies in the Swedish manufacturing sector pay a tax on energy of 5 krona (around 0.55 EUR) per MWh on the electricity they use as part of their production processes. This rate corresponds to the minimum...