They then argued that, even if EDF had not set aside provisions for the renewal of the RAG, it would still not have been liable for payment of corporation tax between 1987 and 1996 because of the carryover of large tax losses.
Les autorités françaises contestent également que la rémunération de l’État ait été indûment diminuée de 1987 à 1996 suite à la création des provisions en question.