VOL. XLIII

No. 39

25-September-2000

OPEC

Europe Fails To Agree On Fuel Tax Policy But Targets Retail Cartels

While European drivers appear resigned to paying the highest fuel taxes in the world, the recent rise in pump prices caused by sustained high crude oil prices has generated a string of unexpected protests. These have highlighted a great divergence in the approaches of governments to dealing with the issue. Individual governmental responses have ranged from Frances tax concessions to...