AtEUlevel, this approach is embodiedinthe greenhousegasemissionstradingscheme (ETS), the 2003 directive on energytaxationand the recently revised Eurovignette directive ontrucktolls.
"I think these cases which were widely reported clearly demonstrate weaknesses in the corporate taxation situation internally and atEUlevel, " said EU Tax Commissioner Algirdas Semeta.
Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney said he wants Wednesday's meeting in Brussels to discuss "whatever steps may be necessary atEUlevel to comprehensively address this matter".