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EU Plans To Raise Union-Wide VAT Slammed By City Of London
VIDEO: EU VAT Plans Slammed By City Of London
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By
Chris Wimpress
Former Political Editor of Huffington Post UK
03/07/2011 06:14am BST
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Updated
2011-09-02T06:12:01+01:00
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