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"Madam President, I wish to begin by congratulating Mrs Riis-Jørgensen on her report. I should like to emphasise that this proposal does not entail introducing a European tax policy or the European Union encroaching on the sovereignty of the Member States when it comes to taking decisions about taxes. This proposal too will leave it entirely up to the individual Member States to decide to what extent they wish to tax motoring. What we are taking a decision about in this case is the structure and system of taxation with a view to facilitating the internal market. It will mean that it will become easier to buy and sell cars across Member States’ borders. Those who will benefit from this are basically individual consumers.
I should like to say to our Danish fellow MEP, Mrs Auken, that what is important for us is to obtain new, modern cars. There is nothing so environmentally dangerous as the old stock of cars. New technology is good for the environment. We must do all we can to bring about the rapid conversion and modernisation of European cars.
I wish to emphasise how constructive it is that, in her report, Mrs Riis-Jørgensen has also included a proposal for having tax incentives for new types of vehicle, for example hybrid cars or cars propelled by other fuels, as this would perhaps also lead to the motoring world being quicker to take increased account of the environment.
A number of years ago, we in Sweden introduced a special incentive to promote the use of catalytic converters. This very rapidly proved to be a success and led to a very swift reduction in emissions. We now have an opportunity to go further down that route.
It is, however, also important that, through this approach to car taxation, we give the European car industry an opportunity to develop more quickly in terms of its response to environmental considerations. This also means more rapid modernisation. Better cars in Europe are good for the environment, but the outcome can also be a better and stronger car industry."@en1
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