Automotive Industry

A tax reform worth having.(Opinion)(Brief Article)

Automotive News Europe, June, 2005

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A Brussels initiative to harmonize car taxes across the European Union will face an uphill struggle with national governments that are keen to retain control of their own revenue generation.

That's a pity.

The EU's 25 member countries now have vastly different car-registration taxes. Danes can pay as much as 173 percent on top of the net price when they buy a car, Italians a mere 1 percent.

Without more harmonization, it will be difficult to create the level European playing field that consumers would like to see.

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Automotive Industry

A tax reform worth having.(Opinion)(Brief Article)

Automotive News Europe, June, 2005

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