Press Release: Travellers’ allowances: Commission proposes changes to the benefit of citizens

Author (Corporate)	European Commission: Press and Communication Service
Series Title	Press Release
Series Details	IP/06/238 (27.2.06)
Publication Date	27/02/2006
Content Type	News
	The European Commission on 27 February 2006 adopted a proposal renewing the provisions on travellers' allowances as from 1/1/2007. Traveller's allowances are the monetary thresholds or the quantitative limits which travellers entering the EU from third countries are allowed to import duty free. The main component of the proposal was to increase the benefit current monetary threshold of € 175 to € 500 for air travellers and to € 220 for other travellers.
Source Link	Primary Source http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/238&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Related Links	European Commission: SCADplus: Taxation: Tax free allowances: international travel http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l31030.htm European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union: Travellers http://ec.europa.eu/comm/taxation_customs/common/travellers/index_en.htm
Subject Categories	Taxation
Countries / Regions	Europe
Record URL	https://www.europeansources.info/record/?p=332415