A tax exemption for Canadian wineries has drawn the ire of the European Union, which has hauled Canada before the World Trade Organization in a case some say could lead to action against similar programs in the United States and Australia. At issue is Canada’s decision last year to exempt wines made entirely from domestic grapes from paying excise tax. The EU complains that the measure, which took effect July 1, 2006, is “discriminatory” against wines from Europe because excise taxes on wines made from foreign grapes remained. In fact, the rate increased to 62 Canadian cents a liter from […]