GERMANY/ EUROPE - The European Commission has referred Germany to the European Court of Justice for imposing tax rules that result in higher taxes on dividends paid to foreign pension funds holding stakes in German companies.
Germany was referred to the court "due to their failure to comply with reasoned opinions issued by the Commission," the EC said in a release. In October, the EC asked Germany to change the way t...
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