Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-07-01-Speech-1-056"
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"Madam President, when the European Union undertook to ensure there was a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, it was incredibly important, I believe, to establish good prior conditions for the development of renewable energy, particularly biofuels. It is not only, however, for the purpose of reducing emissions that it is important to invest in development work with a view to producing alternative fuels. The issue of a secure long-term energy supply for the European Union is also becoming ever more important.
Because taxes constitute a very large portion of the selling price of energy products, different types of tax incentive are effective instruments of control. The proposal I shall confine myself to talking about concerns the possibility of reducing excise duty in the Member States, that is to say the Commission proposal for amending Directive 92/81/EEC. The proposal gives the Member States access to a flexible financial instrument of control for developing the production of biofuels. It takes account of the Member States’ budgets, local conditions and own choices of technical solutions. The proposal is therefore in keeping with the principle of subsidiarity too. I consider the amendments by the rapporteur and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, which have been adopted by the committee, to have further improved the proposal. They contain demands for time limits and supervision, the evaluation of total energy efficiency and the assessment and analysis of environmental impact. That is why I am delighted to support the report, and I should like it to be approved by the European Parliament."@en1
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