61However, it is settled case-law of the Court that a reduction in tax revenue cannot be regarded as an overriding reason in the public interest which may be relied on to justify a measure which is, in principle, contrary to a fundamental freedom (judgment of 20 October 2011, Commission v Germany, C‑284/09, EU:C:2011:670, paragraph 83).
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