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"I have a similar question, number 60 actually, in the order paper. I thought mine and this would be coupled together but apparently that is not the procedure in this House. I thank Mr Monti for his reply. I take some reassurance from it because reading between the lines I think he is getting the message.
Could I ask him whether he is aware that the announcement made by the British Chancellor on 8 November stated specifically – if he needs copies of the press release we can ensure he gets them – that this haulier ‘Brit-tax’ as we call it, was for foreign or non-British hauliers? The point is that it was to placate the irate British hauliers who were protesting at fuel prices in Britain. Subsequently I asked the Commission if it was aware of this. That was changed in the face of criticism, especially from Ireland and France, and a different spin has now been put on it by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer: it is now being portrayed as a user charge for all, including British lorry drivers. I am sure in an election year in Britain their own lorry drivers would be interested to know that they have an extra £1 500 a year to pay on top of their taxes. Would any attempt to rebate the British hauliers the equivalent be contrary to intra-Community trade?"@en1
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