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I will be voting for this report, but the whole fate of inland waterway vessels in the UK is currently under threat. The UK has a derogation from the Energy Products Directive which allows the country's recreational boat owners to fill up their vessels with red diesel, taxed at 6.44 pence per litre. This derogation is due to expire on 31 December 2006, and in a Communication from the Commission to the Council on 30 June 2006, the Commission indicated it did not believe an extension to this derogation to be justified.
The benefits of ending this derogation are unclear. As leisure boaters' red diesel usage makes up less than 0.05% of the country's diesel consumption, the environmental benefits are essentially negligible. There is no evidence to suggest that the UK derogation affects or skews the internal European market.
Loss of the derogation will put a hobby and an industry at great risk. A survey by the Royal Yachting Association reveals that 54% of boaters 'would or may' be forced to give up boating due to the sudden price rise. The knock-on effects could seriously damage the 30 000 people employed in the boat industry, the 70 000 people whose jobs are supported by marine tourism and the GBP 700 million spent by boaters every year.
The UK requires a final five-year extension to address these issues."@en1
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