ROMANIAN PARLIAMENT FLOUTS EU ACCESSION AGREEMENT OVER HOME BREW DUTY
October 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ROMANIAN parliament has flouted the agreement its country signed to gain membership of the European Union (EU) by voting to scrap excise duty collected on traditional home-brewed spirits. This exemption would apply for homemade 'palinca' and 'tuica' to a maximum quantity of 250 litres of pure alcohol within these drinks per household. This breaches Romania's EU treaty of accession that says it may only lower excise duties (by up to 50%) on 50 litres of pure alcohol per household. Any more, and EU minimum excise duty must apply: Euro 550. The ...
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