BELGIUM: EC pushes for alcohol excise clarity
By Keith Nuthall | 19 February 2008
The European Commission has formally proposed reforming the European Union's (EU) excise duty directive to make it clear that private consumers buying alcohol in one member state can physically bring their purchases to another without paying excise duty.
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The European Commission has formally proposed reforming the European Union's (EU) excise duty directive to make it clear that private consumers buying alcohol in one member state can physically bring their purchases to another without paying excise duty.
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