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Latest News
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UK shoppers may be able to buy alcohol and cigarettes from
Europe over the internet at bargain prices if the EU Court of
Justice backs the move.
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The court will decide this month if goods from EU states can be
delivered to them in Britain free of UK duty.
An adviser to the court has already backed the change, which could
mean reduced tax income for the UK Treasury.
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The test case is being
taken by a Dutch group which is attempting to have wine bought in
France shipped home without physically accompanying it. The Dutch
government levied alcohol duty on the wine but, after a legal
challenge, the European court's advocate-general, Francis Jacob,
found it had been wrong to do so.
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Court ruling is expected on 23rd November.
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The cheapest source of
European duty free is currently
Latvia where a carton of 200
cigarettes is less than £7 compared to over £50 in the UK.
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