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"I voted against the Lulling report and against the European Directive on energy taxation. Not because it is unusual to tax energy, it is already heavily taxed nationally. This text will increase the burden of taxation, adding a tax on CO
emissions to a general tax on energy consumption.
While I am on this subject, the French Government has approved the introduction of this ‘carbon tax’ at European level, knowing full well that it will further increase the price of a full tank and heating for millions of impoverished citizens.
This report’s biggest crime is the alignment of rates of taxation for products used for the same purpose. To put it bluntly, diesel is taxed the same as petrol, again with the support of the government and a potential increase of 20 cents a litre at the pump. This comes with the blessing of the French Government, and is a severe blow for the French automotive industry.
As for you, ladies and gentlemen, you have shown utter hypocrisy. You approved all that in committee and now you are sending part of it, the most contentious part, to plenary. This is not a matter of principle, as you are all in agreement: quite simply, it is a matter of avoiding problems before the elections and of passing the buck to the Council …"@en1
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