Brussels, 09/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Commission is to propose that, by the summer, tax rates on alcoholic beverages should be adjusted. Changes will concern the adjustment of minimum excise rates on alcoholic beverages to take inflation into account in conformity with the invitation made by the Ecofin Council in April 2005 (see EUROPE 8927). During the year, the Commission will also present a report on excise rates for tobacco products.
At the end of January, the Commission initiated...