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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9463

7 July 2007
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Infringement procedure against Hungary

Brussels, 06/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission formally requested Hungary to amend its legislation on environmental charges applicable to beverage containers. Although it is in favour of environmental schemes, the Commission considers that the criteria applied by Hungary are not objective (very different rates of tax depending on the contents), that they are discriminatory (widely differing tax rates geared towards re-use rather than recycling), and that they are...

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