EU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS FRANCE EXCISE DUTY FLEXIBILITY DIESEL LEAD-FREE PETROL
October 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLFRENCH regional governments have been given the power to lower excise duty charged locally on diesel and unleaded petrol. Reflecting intense pressure on the French government from lorry drivers, farmers and fishermen, Paris asked permission from the European Union (EU) to derogate from EU excise laws, which generally ban such flexibility. But with France's Jacques Barrot being EU transport Commissioner, it has pushed the plan through the EU Council of Ministers. It will allow reduced regional taxation on unleaded petrol and diesel, provided cuts ...
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