Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-05-Speech-2-158"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060905.19.2-158"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-09-05-Speech-2-1592
lpv:speaker	lp:Georgios Toussas2
lpv:spokenAs	member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-20--2006-12-31)3
lpv:translated text	"The Commission proposal to abolish passenger car registration taxes and replace them with enhanced annual circulation taxes is to the detriment of the working and grassroots classes and solely serves the interests and to increase the profits of the automobile industry and of the uniform internal market and to increase the anti-grassroots, indirect taxes levied by the European Union and governments on the pretext of emissions and the Kyoto Protocol. The so-called reduction in initial prices will be cancelled out by a differentiated pricing policy on the part of the automobile industry and fluctuations in VAT. At the same time, the Member States will replace their revenue from registration taxes with increased annual circulation taxes. The new underhand tax measure to the detriment of the workers will at the same time impose the principle of pollution tax, given that the criterion for annual passenger car taxes will be their emissions. This measure, which will obviously be ineffective in combating atmospheric pollution, will lead directly to an increase in tax revenue and sales of new cars to replace old cars, thereby putting an even greater burden on the family purse. We voted against the report because, instead of protecting consumers, the proposed measures strengthen the profits of the automobile industry; instead of protecting the environment, they will put a greater burden on it, with increased numbers of cars, and instead of protecting grassroots income, they will help to fleece it in the name of the stability pact."@en1

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