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Peer Steinbruck cautiously optimistic about progress on tax issues during German Presidency

Berlin, 12/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - Commenting on Thursday on the main issues to be tackled during the German Presidency of the ECOFIN Council (see Europe 9337), German finance minister Peer Steinbruck said he hoped the German Presidency would manage to make progress on tax issues but said it was best not to raise hopes too high. The consolidated common tax basis for companies and the VAT package are the main areas the German finance minister will be focussing on. Steinbruck will be...

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