EU Loses Top Court Fights With Hungary, Poland Over Taxes
- Disputes centered on Hungarian advertising, Polish retail tax
- Top court ruled that neither system violated EU state-aid law
EU judges backed Poland’s bid to topple an EU decision that classified its lower taxes for smaller retailers as illegal state aid.
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Hungary and Poland won the final round of separate tax disputes with the European Union after the two nations were caught up in EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s crackdown on allegedly unfair fiscal arrangements.
The EU Court of Justice on Tuesday rejected the European Commission’s appeal of a lower court ruling that upheld Hungary’s advertising tax. EU judges also said Poland’s lower tax rates for smaller retailers shouldn’t be seen as illegal state aid.