Ranska tyrmäsi EU-arvonlisäveron

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France has rejected a European Commission proposal to create an EU-wide value added tax (VAT), but insists it is still open to the EU having some form of 'own resources'.

The subject was one of several issues discussed by French Prime Minister Francois Fillon during a working lunch with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels on Thursday (14 April).

Member states are gearing up for a major debate on the EU's next multi-annual budget (post 2013), with the commission set to come forward with draft proposals this June.
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Other suggestions included a financial sector tax, an EU charge related to air transport, an EU energy tax and an EU corporate income tax.

EUobserver: France rejects EU-wide VAT proposal