Brussels, 09/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - At the end of January, the European Commission published a study by the consultancy bureau Copenhagen Economics on the impact on the internal market and the fight against climate change of applying reduced rates of value-added tax (VAT) to more environmentally friendly products. This study is sceptical as to the benefits of a measure of this kind. "All in all, we are sceptical about the merits of reduced VAT rates on energy-efficient products. First,...