date:Jun 25, 2012
Britain is being taken to court by the European Commission in a battle over a 15m unpaid tax bill on imports of Chinese garlic.
The UK mistakenly classified fresh garlic imported from China as frozen, which has a lower tax rate.
The European Commission is demanding compensation for the missing tax and is taking legal action to recover it.
The action was branded vindictive by Conservative MEP group leader Richard Ashworth.
The mistake was revealed during an inspection by the European Anti-Fra