Over the past couple of years Germany has been taxing their energy utilities on the use of nuclear fuel rods. However Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled the tax system as "unconstitutional and void". Following the decision taken by Germany’s top court, the energy utilities will be reimbursed with the funds that they have been taxed for.
This decision is remarkable, since last year the European Court of Justice has determined – unlike Germany’s top court – that the tax did not breach the European Union laws.
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