Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-11-17-Speech-1-139"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-11-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Excise duties on petrol and commercial diesel fuel2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031117.9.1-139"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-11-17-Speech-1-1402
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I was driving through Luxembourg this afternoon. As befits a true Dutchman, I always fill up there, paying Luxembourg prices. Normally, I fill up in the Netherlands, but if I travel through Luxembourg on my way to Strasbourg anyway, it does work out as more cost-effective. According to the Commission’s explanatory note to the harmonisation proposal, countless drivers drive extra miles to fill up cheaper elsewhere. This strikes me as illogical and certainly not a reason for tabling a far-reaching proposal for harmonisation. I therefore find this proposal very worrying. My first objection is that the proposal is not in keeping with other proposals for tackling environmental problems as a result of mobility and transport. In addition, I regard the proposed harmonisation of excise duty on fuel as an undesirable measure in view of the Member States’ sovereignty in the area of taxation. Mrs Kauppi is right to note that any taxation competition is healthy as it is. I have therefore joined with Mrs Lulling and Mrs Villiers in proposing in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs to reject the proposal, and we have been backed by a large majority. I urge my fellow MEPs to follow our position and reject the proposal for harmonisation. Finally, I should like to ask Commissioner Bolkestein what the Commission will do when Parliament rejects the proposal? I would appreciate a concrete response."@en1

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