Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-02-05-Speech-2-167"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-02-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vertical agreements and concerted practices in the automobile industry2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020205.9.2-167"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-02-05-Speech-2-1682
lpv:speaker	lp:John Walls Cushnahan2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I support Commissioner Monti's initiative and I am pleased that his Commission colleagues are also supporting him. Certainly the current rules benefit car manufacturers and dealers and disadvantage consumers. I see this particular proposal as upholding the principles of the single market, and I am convinced that it will lead to cheaper cars for EU citizens. I have one major concern and that concerns my own country. Is the Commissioner aware that the vehicle registration tax in Ireland will add anything between 50% and 100% to the price of cars? So an initiative like this will be virtually meaningless unless the Commission is able to persuade the Irish authorities to reduce the vehicle registration tax. I know tax is a national competence, but we are moving towards harmonisation of tax and I would therefore humbly request that the Commissioner approach the Irish authorities to seek a reduction in the vehicle registration tax, so that Irish citizens can enjoy the same benefit as their continental counterparts."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Fine Gael Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Cushnahan (PPE-DE )."1

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