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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9881

15 April 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Portugal referred to Court of Justice over taxation of lottery winnings

Brussels, 14/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 14 April, the European Commission decided to refer Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Communities over the taxation system that it applies to winnings from foreign lotteries. Under Portuguese law, winnings from national lotteries or from lotteries part of the European Euromillions network are exempt from income tax. However, all other forms of revenue from European lotteries are taxed. The Commission considers that this...

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