Helsinki will work on raising tax on alcohol across the European bloc when Finland takes over the rotating EU presidency from Austria on 1 July, Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen has said.
At a visit to Finnish town Kiljava this week, Mr Vanhanen spoke about his own wish list for the six-month Finnish presidency.
One point on the list is Finland's intention to raise the minimum tax on alcohol despite it being a controversial issue across the bloc.
Earlier this month, the...
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