EU orders UK to recover illegal state aid to multinationals: statement
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The EU's powerful anti-trust authority on Tuesday said a tax break from Britain for unnamed multinationals was illegal under state aid rules, firing a shot at London amid Brexit chaos.

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EU Brexit European Commission's Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier (2nd L) attends European Parliament foreign affairs committee debate on 'After Brexit: The EU's future relations with the United Kingdom' in Brussels, Belgium, 02 April 2019. (Photos: VCG)

The European Commission gave no indication of the amount of money to be recovered nor the companies involved, but said the tax break "unduly exempted certain multinational groups" from UK anti-tax avoidance rules.

"This is illegal under EU State aid rules. The UK must now recover the undue tax benefits," European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in a statement.

Cover image: European Commission's Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier (3rd R) attends European Parliament foreign affairs committee debate on 'After Brexit: The EU's future relations with the United Kingdom' in Brussels, Belgium, 02 April 2019.