France to end palm oil tax breaks after outcry
By DW
24 November 2019 |
9:34 pm
French lawmakers have voted to remove tax breaks for the use of palm oil as a biofuel. The tax incentive would have benefited energy giant Total, but it led to howls of protests from environmentalists.
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