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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9383
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice

German state will have to repay part of taxes raised on dividends

Luxembourg, 09/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - According to the judgment delivered by the Court of Justice on Tuesday 6 March, part of the taxes raised by the German states are incompatible with Community law (Case C-292/04). German tax authorities make a difference between German and foreign dividends, which constitutes an unjustified restriction on the free movement of capital. The judgment came as no surprise to anyone, but it was not expected to be retrospective, and could cost the state...

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