Fiscal autonomy is no shield from state aid scrutiny, EU court adviser Biondi says
By Anna Ferrari ( November 6, 2026, 15:14 GMT | Insight) -- National tax choices remain subject to EU state aid scrutiny, a senior adviser to the EU courts has said. Advocate General Andrea Biondi pointed to incoming court referrals concerning taxes targeting particular businesses. Discussing Sweden's bank risk tax, he said fiscal autonomy did not mean fiscal isolation, and also called for closer judicial scrutiny of the European Commission’s complex economic assessments, citing in particular Thursday's ruling on state aid to airline KLM.Governments' freedom to levy new taxes does not shield differences in treatment between businesses from state aid scrutiny, Advocate General Andrea Biondi said on Friday....
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