EFTA Court decides for taxpayer in discrimination case

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EFTA Court decides for taxpayer in discrimination case

May 13 2008

Norway breached a taxpayer's right to freedom of establishment in another EEA state (The EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and freedom of capital and discriminated against it on grounds of nationality by cutting the amount of the taxpayer's foreign tax credit, the EFTA Court has ruled

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