Brussels, 17/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the Commission decided that the Italian tax system granting a reduction of taxes to companies quoted on the stock market for the first time in 2004, constituted illegal state aid and has demanded that it be repaid. Introduced without the prior consent of the Commission, these measures were valued at EUR 56 million for the Italian budget last year. Neelie Kroes European Commissioner for Competition declared that, “Commission action will...