Sector-Specific Tax Exemptions A measure that covers a whole sector can be selective. Distortions caused by the policies of other Member States cannot justify the granting of State aid. The purpose of State aid is not to ensure equal conditions of competition across Member States. Introduction On 31 May 2018, the General Court ruled in case T-160/16, Groningen Seaports v European Commission. Groningen Seaports applied for the annulment of Commission Decision 2016/634 in which the Commission found that an exemption from corporation tax granted by the Netherlands to public undertakings, including Groningen Seaports, was incompatible with the internal market and had to be abolished. The exemption initially applied to most public undertakings. Although, it was abolished in 2015, it
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The EU General Court confirms a Commission decision for the abolition of a sector specific tax exemption (Groningen Seaports)
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