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Italiano If, on one hand, the European Union has established that the minimum price is illegal, supporting Yesmoke's thesis, on the other, the EU itself is undertaking action that will cancel out completely the effects of its abolition.
Laszlo Kovacs, European Commissioner for Taxation and the Customs Union
The European Union is a question mark. Why was it formed? What could be the purposes of a union of countries whose president was Romano Prodi, the man who condoned Philip Morris not only tens of billions of euro in tax evasion, but also pardoned all the criminal activities it had been carrying on for decades?
Who is there behind the European Union? One thing seems certain: the “European Home” is totally enslaved by some big corporations, and among them, there are the multinational tobacco manufacturers.
On the 16th of July of this year, Laszlo Kovacs, European Commissioner for Taxation and the Customs Union, in a press conference on “Changes in Tobacco Taxation”, presented a tax proposal that is absurd; it would give the single countries a totally free hand to determine their minimum excise duties. It appears aimed at favoring the interests of the tobacco multinationals. Read more »