EU finance ministers back energy tax reform, singles out aviation

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers agreed on Thursday to support reform of the bloc's energy taxation system, including a possible change in how the aviation sector is taxed, a step that could end tax waivers for air and sea transport.The agreement by the ministers from all 28 member states at a meeting in Brussels is the latest attempt by the EU to update the bloc's energy tax system to meet its ambitious climate targets. By increasing taxes on more polluting energy products,..