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European Commission prepares to assert tax rules against member states

Ralph Cunningham
November 21, 2013
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Belgium and Sweden could have to defend their tax policies in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) after the European Commission referred both to the court yesterday. Belgium is in trouble because the commission believes its withholding tax rules contain two discriminatory provisions and Sweden faces action because of how it applies VAT to postal services.

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