EU votes in favor of hiking importtaxes for high ethanol blends: Source

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London — The EU’s Customs Code Committee approvedWednesday a draft regulation to raise import taxes for highethanol blends, a source close to the matter told Platts. Thedecision could result in increased domestic prices forrenewable fuels as it would make imports of ethanol-gasoline blends less attractive to European consumers, industry experts say. The approved regulation hikes theimport duty for ethanol blended with up to 30% ofgasoline to a flat rate of Eur102/cubic meter ($140/cu m).