Press Release: Tax aid: Commission takes stock

The Commission adopted a report on 26 November 2003 on the action taken by it in the field of tax aid. The report deals first with the supporting role played by the 1998 notice on tax aid in the Commission's monitoring of state aid and concludes that the notice proved to be a suitable tool. It also looks at the relationship between the monitoring of state aid and the measures taken to tackle harmful tax competition. Lastly, it considers the question of indirect taxation, which, in principle, is not covered by the 1998 notice.

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