Taxpayers set to be tapped when EC rules on WestLB
German taxpayers look likely to be called upon once again to help with the slow and painful rehabilitation of WestLB. The European Commission is considering two proposals for the future of the bank, according to a statement issued on Wednesday afternoon by competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia.
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