Brussels, Belgium, April 8, 2026 (AFP) - EU warns Spain and Poland over tax cuts on fuels

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2026-04-08

Spain and Poland might have run afoul of European Union rules with their tax cuts on fuels aimed at curbing the economic impact of the Middle East war, the European Commission said Wednesday. Madrid launched a five-billion-euro ($5.8-billion) plan to reduce the value added tax (VAT) on fuel last month, and Warsaw similarly moved to slash VAT on petrol and diesel, as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring. But the EU's rules on VAT do not e......

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