Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-04-Speech-1-087"
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"Madam President, the Commission proposal has two objectives. It intends to improve the functioning of the internal market and to implement the Community strategy for reducing CO2 emissions by passenger cars.
In order to meet European Union environmental protection aims and the Kyoto protocol, CO2 emissions should be significantly reduced in order to achieve the Community target of 120 grams of CO2 per kilometre. And taxes do provide a strong incentive for consumers.
It should be emphasised that the aim here is not to harmonise or introduce new taxes. The aim is to introduce a European Union-wide basis for levying taxes on passenger cars. Initiatives in individual Member States in this field are currently not very well coordinated and vary significantly.
A tax system where the vehicle registration tax depends on CO2 emissions is a step in the right direction. It provides the basis for the long term aim of achieving a convergence of registration tax rates and guaranteeing fair competition across the whole of the single market. Vehicle registration tax should be gradually restricted, which would help to eliminate discrepancies within the European Union car market.
We should also set up a cohesive and transparent system for refunding registration tax that is based on clearly defined criteria. Furthermore, it is important to ensure that the process of abolishing registration tax is implemented in line with the principle of budget neutrality."@en1
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