Bumech S.a.GPW: BMC

Bumech Files Complaint To EU Commission On Public Aid

· Issued by Bumech S.a.

Bumech SA GPW:BMC:

  • SAID ON WEDNESDAY IT HAS FILED COMPLAINT TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION REGARDING ILLEGAL OR MISUSED PUBLIC AID

  • SAYS COMPLAINT CONCERNS SUPPORT MECHANISMS FOR STATE-OWNED COMPANIES THAT DISTORT FAIR MARKET COMPETITION

  • MECHANISM INCLUDES SUBSIDIES COVERING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRODUCTION COSTS AND COAL SALES REVENUE

  • COMPANIES WITH PARTIAL AND SOLE PARTICIPATION OF NON-STATE CAPITAL, SUCH AS LW BOGDANKA, JSW, AND BUMECH'S UNIT PG SILESIA, ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE AID

  • SAYS THIS GIVES STATE-OWNED MINING COMPANIES AN UNFAIR ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE, EXCLUDING UNSUBSIDISED COMPANIES FROM THE MARKET

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