§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what action he proposes to take following the introduction on 1 January by the Government of Greece of a value added tax structure which increases rather than diminishes discrimination in favour of locally produced spirits and against imported products.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe discriminatory VAT rates operating in Greece are already under challenge in the European Court of Justice: the EC Commission has brought proceedings under article 169 of the treaty. The Commission is in no doubt that the United Kingdom attacahes the greatest importance to this case.