The European Parliament adopted by 588 votes to 70, with 13 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Portugal to apply a reduced rate of excise duty in the autonomous region of Madeira on locally produced and consumed rum and liqueurs and in the autonomous region of the Azores on locally produced and consumed liqueurs and eaux-de-vie.
Following its Committee on Regional Development, Parliament approved the Commission proposal which seeks to authorise Portugal to apply, from 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2020, a reduced rate of excise duty in the outermost regions of Madeira and Azores on locally produced and consumed rum and liqueurs.