Press Release

EU Bows to Industry Pressure on Aviation Fuel Tax

February 17, 2005

European finance ministers met today at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels. French and German proposals for introducing a European aviation fuel tax were discussed but no agreement was reached.

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