COMMISSIONERS FOREGO SOME OF THEIR TAX BREAKS.

Coming hard on the heels of the two critical reports by the Committee of Independent Experts into its functioning, the European Commission has taken a first step towards removing some of the more flagrant tax breaks hitherto granted to the team of Commissioners. The Vice-President in charge of Administrative Reform, Neil Kinnock, announced on September 29 that he and his fellow Commissioners will not exercise their right to claim exemption from Value Added Tax (VAT) and excise duties on wine...