Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-11-16-Speech-3-202"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-11-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Council Question Time2
dcterms:Language	"mt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051116.18.3-202"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-11-16-Speech-3-2032
lpv:speaker	lp:Joseph Muscat2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-22--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2008-09-30)3 unknown; Partit Laburista (2004-07-20--2008-09-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Thank you Mr President. I think it would be wrong if we keep on looking at this question strictly from the point of view of taxation, we must also look at it from the perspective of the free movement of persons and services, two of the essential freedoms of the European Union. Let me give you as an example my own country – Malta. To buy a ticket from Malta to Brussels it costs around 104 Euros if you get a good price, taxes and surcharges on it amount to 126 Euros, that means 121% of the price; between Malta and London 200% of the price, are taxes and other ‘charges’. We must look at this seriously, it is not possible that travelling, especially from remote and isolated places, be considered in any way as a form of luxury. We cannot go to ‘mainland Europe’ by car, what can we do then, swim?! That means that we have to look at it from the perspective of freedom of movement."@en1

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