Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-06-07-Speech-2-111-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-06-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Charging of heavy goods vehicles (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"et"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110607.7.2-111-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-06-07-Speech-2-111-5002
lpv:speaker	lp:Vilja Savisaar-toomast2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Eesti Keskerakond (2009-07-14--2012-05-13)3 member; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; ALDE (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"I am delighted to say that the Eurovignette Directive has reached the end of its second reading. This report introduces the key phrase ‘the polluter pays’, which means that the change to the rules on road transport tolls will allow us to add the real costs of air and noise pollution by lorries to the taxes and fees collected when heavy goods vehicles use motorways. In addition, the directive stipulates that money collected in this way should be used to finance effective and environmentally friendly transport systems. At the same time, 15% of the fees collected must be invested in pan-European transport networks: not just road transport, but also rail and inland waterway transport. Although the directive will apply to all vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, I think that this provision goes too far, because such vehicles mainly operate regionally, and this should not be regulated at European level. At the same time, a Member State has the right to exempt vehicles under 12 tonnes, an option which I hope Estonia will use. Speaking of Estonia, I think that this directive will bring to an end the situation in which our lorries pay in other countries, while vehicles from other countries do not pay to drive on our roads. I hope that the government will put an end to this type of unequal treatment and set equal conditions for all. The directive also provides an incentive for fleet renewal: the newer and lower-polluting the vehicle, the less tax it must pay. This requires large investments from transport companies, which will actually pay off relatively quickly, both in terms of lower road tax and in terms of lower fuel consumption."@en1

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