Swedish finance minister argues for drier EU

mkpdavies · 13-12-2004, 02:08 PM

http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=730&date=20041213

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Last week Swedish Finance Minister Pär Nuder tried to convince his EU colleagues to raise alcohol taxes and halve the quotas on imports of alcoholic beverages for private consumption.

Nuder’s pleas seem to have had some effect for a new working group will be set up to discuss the issue. Nuder can expect to meet some opposition though, since many countries within the EU have no tax on wine at all.

Can anyone say nanny state? We are already taxed to high heaven for booze! Looks like we may get some more and won't be able to nip over to our chums in France to get around it anymore either!

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