13/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 12 September, the Commission authorised, under EC Treaty state aid rules, the so-called 'cuneo fiscale', an Italian tax measure (subject to certain modifications adopted by the Italian authorities). The scheme offers deductions from regional tax on all types of business activities (e.g. wages, raw materials) (IRAP). IRAP is a regional tax levied on the value added generated by all types of business, with the exception of services provided by public...