Mario Monti, the Commissioner responsible for taxation policy, said: "the present situation can distort competition not only between duty-free and ordinary shops, but particularly between modes of transport which have duty-free sales outlets and those which do not.
Cette situation, a affirmé M. Mario MONTI, Commissaire en charge de la Fiscalité, peut induire des distorsions de concurrence non seulement vis-à-vis des commerces vendant des biens taxes comprises, mais surtout entre divers moyens de transport selon qu'ils proposent ou non des ventes hors taxes.