Juin 2010 / Helsingin Sanomat

European Commission has questions about electricity sales in Finland Green MEPs see cost-price electricity sales to shareholders as tax-free dividend

[The debate could be quite significant for future nuclear projects in Finland]

Finnish officials have until Midsummer to respond to the European Commission on whether or not Finnish electric utilities are evading taxes by selling electricity to their shareholders at cost price.

Present legislation bans the sale of products to shareholders at special prices, but the law has been applied more leniently to power companies. The practice has been accepted, as it is supported by two decisions (…)

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