News / EC launches in-depth probe into 'state aid' tax exemptions at five Dutch ports

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The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into corporate tax exemptions received by five major Dutch ports which may contravene state aid rules, and warned that the investigation could spread to other countries.

In May 2013, the EC’s competition authorities asked the Netherlands to abolish exemptions from corporate tax granted to public undertakings, which include the port of Rotterdam, Maastricht Airport and Bank of Industry LIOF, which, it argued, competed directly with private companies both domestically and in the EU ...