Cowen to discuss stallion tax at EU level

GOVERNMENT efforts to continue to keep stallion fees tax-free face a major hurdle when the issue is discussed at the highest level in Brussels next month.

Finance Minister Brian Cowen will meet Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel on May 12 to argue for its retention.

The Department of Finance, meanwhile, has said that Mr Cowen still plans to review the controversial exemption as part of an overall review of tax breaks in next December’s Budget.