France and Italy are calling on the European Commission to exempt fertilisers from the bloc's carbon border tax, which requires EU importers to pay for the pollution caused by products entering the EU, according to two documents seen by Euronews.
French and Italian officials are concerned that the country's agricultural sector will be exposed to a "significant increase" in the cost of fertilisers imported into the EU, with the French estimating prices to rise by around 25% due to the new taxes.
