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"en.20120419.15.4-370-500"2
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"The European Commission’s proposal to reform the taxation of energy includes the concept of proportionality, which would require Member States to apply the proportional difference in the minimum rate of tax on different forms of energy. In practice, this would mean clear rises in the taxation of diesel oil, so that the tax rate on it would in future be in proportion to other fuels, calculated in relation to current levels. On the basis of the Commission’s proposal, the minimum level of tax for diesel oil would automatically be 9% higher than that for petrol, as from 2025.
A rise in the tax on diesel oil implemented with reference to such a model would be both artificial and, moreover, disastrous for the EU economy. Its adverse impacts would extend to a dramatic increase in the cost of transport and difficulties for the European car industry. The decision would also be the wrong message for the millions of European drivers who, in recent years, have been advised, through a number of incentives and decisions, to invest in the use of diesel oil as the fuel for their vehicles, mainly on account of its lower CO
emissions.
The EU economy cannot afford this decision. I voted in favour of the amendments tabled in Ms Lulling’s report that invalidate the principle of proportionality, as proposed by the Commission and here described, and that enables the establishment of a dual tax system for professional and private drivers at the discretion of the Member States."@en1
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"Petri Sarvamaa (PPE ),"1
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