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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8923

8 April 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin/development
Talks on funding of development aid - AEA concerned at impact of tax on kerosene

Brussels, 07/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - The finance ministers of the EU will hold an exchange of views at the Ecofin Council in Luxembourg on Tuesday, on the various options for funding development aid and may call upon the European Commission to study the question in greater depth, particularly tax on airlines. The Commission, which has looked into various forms of funding, including a tax on financial transactions or arms sales, is likely to opt for double taxation on kerosene and airline...

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