Tax and tariffs

When Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt on Monday denied he lied when last December he replied to a parliamentary question on the sewage tax, he pointed out that, while the question asked whether a tax would be introduced on sewage, a proposed EU...

When Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt on Monday denied he lied when last December he replied to a parliamentary question on the sewage tax, he pointed out that, while the question asked whether a tax would be introduced on sewage, a proposed EU directive speaks of tariffs, which was different.

This distinction between tax and tariffs was not made in the article that appeared yesterday under the title Gatt Denies Lying To Parliament.

The omission is regretted.

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