Court Orders Germany to Repay $3 Billion in Taxes to Nuclear Operators

ISTANBUL--April 16, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A Hamburg court ordered Germany to repay power utility firms a combined 2.2 billion euros (US$3 billion) in nuclear-fuel taxes after they mounted a legal challenge to the charges introduced in 2011. Customs offices must repay five reactor operators, the finance court said in a statement.