German government under fire on wastewater tax
- From: Vol 7, Issue 8 (August 2006)
- Category: General
- Region: Europe
- Country: Germany
A discriminatory sales tax regime is one of the major barriers to the expansion of private water. It is a “grave contravention of EU law” says the industry association.
German waste disposal association BDE is increasingly impatient with the federal government’s lack of action over what it sees as fiscal arrangements discriminating against private companies in the wastewater sector. It has taken the dispute to a new level with a formal complaint to the European Commission.
At issue is the waiving of sales tax for communal wastewater institutions ...
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