7 June 2017 : Germany’s highest court ruled today that a nuclear fuel tax imposed on energy utilities was unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court’s verdict will allow nuclear operators RWE, Eon and EnBW to claim a tax refund that could run into billions of euros. The verdict overrules a decision by the European Court of Justice last year saying the tax did not breach European Union laws. The tax, introduced in December 2010, required the companies to pay €145 ($162) per gramme each time (...)