It is supposed to be, however there are some significant exceptions - VERY
SIGNIFICANT!
Some governments, such as the UKs and Irelands, do not seem to be able to wean
themselves off the ridiculous levels of excise on alcoholic beverages -
including
wine 8-(
Duties still exist on these.
I make my protest at this farcical situation by mainly sticking to Australian
wines.
How I suffer for my principals ;-)
Giles
John Hudson wrote:
> Isn't the European Union supposed to be one great big nation as far as
> customs and import duties are concerned? Goods, services, people, etc move
> in and out of individual countries and that there are no import and export
> taxes, duties, etc. When I was in the UK last fall I heard it mentioned that
>
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