Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-04-Speech-1-082"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Passenger car related taxes (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060904.18.1-082"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-09-04-Speech-1-0832
lpv:speaker	lp:Donata Gottardi2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Democratici di Sinistra (2006-05-31--2008-02-18)3 member; PES (2006-05-08--2009-07-13)3 member; ECON (2006-06-15--2007-01-14)3 substitute; IMCO (2006-06-07--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2006-06-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, creating a Europe of the citizens is one of the greatest aspirations that we European Socialists have. What Parliament is about to approve is a specific package of measures for the other, equally important, objective, which we can call a Europe for the citizens. As everyone knows, the European Parliament is only consulted on taxation matters and the final decision rests with the Council, which has to come to a unanimous conclusion. Our hope is that the national governments will support this proposal. The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs voted in favour of the proposal by a considerable majority because it aims at gradually abolishing vehicle registration tax and identifying common European standards for national circulation taxes to be linked to pollutant emissions. This is an important measure that is only apparently of specialist and limited interest, since in fact it affects most people. Of course, it is not yet perfect and much more could be done, but it is moving in the right direction: it is a step forwards on the road to convergence, if not to genuine harmonisation of legislation within the confines of Europe, transcending national borders. Each Member State currently has its own taxation system, in which the two taxes are often combined at very different rates. This situation creates distortions and prevents the internal market from working properly; in addition, it causes problems both for the car industry and for European citizens. Lastly, it is a step forwards on the road towards the social and environmental sustainability of development, since it aims at fighting pollution and protecting the environment in order to guarantee a future for the generations to come."@en1

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