Almunia counter-attacks in high-profile Spanish football tax case

Joaquín Almunia, the Spanish Commissioner in charge of policing the EU's antitrust rules, denied accusations of a conflict of interest in the handling of an investigation into unfair tax breaks worth billions of euros given to Spanish football clubs, including Real Madrid and Barcelona.

ESO: Background information: Commission opens tax probe on Spanish football clubs http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-opens-tax-probe-on-spanish-football-clubs/

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