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The Commission’s strategy to harmonise taxes on passenger cars dates back to 2002. The central idea is to abolish vehicle registration tax – known as IA in Portugal – and gradually to replace it with a higher circulation tax, or stamp duty, binding the amount to the CO2 emission. The purpose of this is to penalise car use and to promote free movement in the internal market, encouraging the sale of cars and the replacement of used cars.
We agree that special measures need to be put in place for citizens who move from one Member State to another, but we do not accept the proposed tax harmonisation. Firstly, because of the federal question; this harmonisation undermines the tax sovereignty of the Member States and their political power in the area of transport. Secondly, the binding of the value to CO2 does not take account of the car's cylinder capacity and value. As well as penalising circulation, the tax will ultimately be regressive and will penalise commercial vehicles. Lastly, this strategy affects the value of used cars and the increased competition may have economic and social repercussions.
We cannot therefore accept the objectives contained in this directive."@en1
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