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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-03-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090324.26.2-278"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-03-24-Speech-2-2792
lpv:speaker	lp:Olle Schmidt2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2006-10-19--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (2006-10-19--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"( ) The Commission’s proposal aims to harmonise tobacco taxation within the EU in order to stem the significant cross-border trade in tobacco, which runs the risk of undermining the public health objectives of the Member States. The proposal presented by the draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs is a significantly weaker one than that contained in the Commission’s original text. As the representative of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, I did my utmost to improve the report. The issue of tobacco duties is a very difficult one to resolve due to the large differences in tax rates and views on the harmful effects of tobacco within the EU. Divisions within the various groups were large, including my own. Despite my efforts, I came to the conclusion, in the end, that Parliament’s proposal did not go far enough. I then chose to abstain in the final vote on the new tobacco duties."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Olle Schmidt (ALDE ),"1 "SV"1 "in writing."1

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