Brussels, 21/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - Last Friday the Finnish presidency produced a new compromise proposal on the directive adjusting excise rights on alcohol and alcoholic drinks linked to inflation. The new aspects of this proposal are the setting of beer excise rate re-evaluation at 4.5% as from January 2008 and the reintroduction of an automatic revision mechanism that will adjust excise rates on a quarterly basis as from 2011. The Finnish presidency is sticking to the Commission's...