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Romanians deny abolition rumourRomanians deny abolition rumour
15-Jan-2006
ROMANIA. Border store operators in Romania have dismissed reports that the government is to abolish land duty-free before the country joins the EU in 2007
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According to local reports, the government will consider legislation abolishing duty-free next week, amid concerns over smuggling. Romanian president Traian Basescu said he could not understand why "these points of
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