Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-09-Speech-3-162"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-05-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches (Rule 144)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070509.16.3-162"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-05-09-Speech-3-1632
lpv:speaker	lp:John Attard-montalto2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, I would like to emphasise a point which is not universally known in the European Union. This is the fact that – with the exception of Denmark – cars are most expensive in my country, the smallest country in the EU. This is mainly due to the fact that there is an extraordinary tax called registration tax, which is sometimes higher than the value of the car itself. This means that, in a country where wages are on a par at most with middle-income Europe, the price of vehicles, whether new or second hand, is exorbitant. This creates undue stress for middle- and lower-income families when it comes to changing their cars. It also affects the whole idea of world climate change. Although Malta is small, car owners find it terribly difficult to change their cars to more efficient energy-saving cars and those which produce less exhaust."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2007-03-14--2007-12-10)3 member; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2007-03-14--2007-10-23)3 member; Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partit Laburista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"John Attard-Montalto (PSE ). –"1

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