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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9975

12 September 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
EU evokes possible retaliatory measures against US if travel tax is adopted

Brussels, 11/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Union is still reflecting on several response scenarios to the introduction of a tax for entering US territory. One such scenario includes “retaliatory measures”. A law, voted through by the US Senate on Wednesday - the Travel Promotion Act 2009 - provides for a $10 tax to be paid when entering the United States. This would help to finance the promotion of tourism in the country (EUROPE 9971). The Congress' House of Representatives is...

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