EC launches new probe into ‘dubious’ Italian port tax exemptions

The European Commission’s competition watchdog has launched an in-depth investigation into tax exemptions granted to Italian port authorities.
The move comes a year after the EC launched an initial probe into tax exemptions granted by the governments of Spain and Italy to port authorities.
Last year, the Spanish government amended its tax arrangements for port authorities “to the normal corporate income tax rules, as from 2020”. However, Italy did not follow suit.
Commissioner Margrethe …

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India to probe alleged antitrust behaviour by Maersk and DP World at Mumbai

Reuters has unearthed the news that Maersk and DP World are being investigated for alleged anti-competitive practices in Mumbai. Singapore’s PSA complained to the Competition Commission of India that the pair had attempted to hinder the growth of PSA’s terminal by colluding on charges at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust. Of the five port terminals there, four are operated by AP Møller Maersk, DP World and PSA, which is set to be …

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