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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-05-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Excise duty on alcohol (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070522.31.2-414"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-05-22-Speech-2-4152
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Andersson2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 unknown; Arbetarepartiet- Socialdemokraterna (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3,3 chair; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:translated text	"I really do think that the Commission’s original proposal with an adjustment from 1993 was the best, but I appreciate that, in order to reach a compromise in the Council, an adjustment from 2004 is the only option. Why am I in favour of the Commission’s proposal? Well, it is because of the arguments presented earlier. I want to see taxes, that is to say minimum taxes, on environmentally harmful activities because I want to reduce such activities. I take the same view on alcohol. Alcohol costs us a huge amount in public health terms. One effective way of dealing with this would, then, be to impose minimum taxes in order to reduce consumption. A strange argument has been presented in this debate. It is said that the moderate increase in taxes contemplated would affect inflation. For that to be the case in any single country, alcohol consumption and thus alcohol problems would have to be so incredibly extensive that it really would be high time that taxes were increased."@en1

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