The Unison (Ireland) carried yesterday's glaring headline "Tax Break Chopped".

It's an issue we've written about before (see following link) but I confess it is quite remarkable to see that it has finally been implemented; an indication of the EU's maturing approach to anti competitive conduct I suspect.

According to the Unison article, "breeders are being given a two-and-a-half year hiatus before the abolition of the controversial horse and greyhound stud fee tax exemption in July 2008."

Full article at the following URL (please note this is a registration based newspaper).