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EUROPEAN JUDGE dashed the hopes of hauli thought cheaper fuel wa way (CM 23 November).
In a landmark ruling wt prevent the UK Treasur: up to £10bn in duty, the Et Court of Justice rejected a r to allow shoppers to pay du level imposed in the mcmt where the goods are bougl Media reports had foe' the purchase of cheap alcc cigarettes over the inter financial experts such as t consultancy thought it co have applied to fuel.
PKF predicted that I could have ended up pa) to 70%" less duty if the ru gone the other way. Or with bunkering facilities ir would have been able to I from foreign suppliers anC tax in that country rather the UK's higher rates.
But the court ruled! products acquired and trait personally by private ind are exempt from excise du member state of importati