Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-22-Speech-2-413"
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"Mr President, Commissioner, good evening. Mrs Lulling, you have been attracting praise from some quarters this evening. Aside from the fact that I commend you on your report, I would also like to say to you that it has given me great pleasure. This is because it reflects at least four points that I should like to emphasise here.
Firstly, your report is based on the idea that cross-border trade, with the free movement of goods, is one of the fundamental principles of European integration. Consumers make their decisions on the basis of price, that is to say, on the relative tax burden on the goods. If some Member States overload their goods with high taxes, they must react via their domestic tax policy, rather than wait for salvation from the EU.
Secondly, I feel that one of the key points in your report is that tax competition is good and healthy. The creation of what is known as the single market of tax-free borders is simply a modern form of protectionism.
Thirdly, as has been mentioned several times, each Member State has the right to pursue its own independent tax policy. Taxation and managing the proceeds of tax lies at the heart of political competition. As you know, Mrs Lulling, in this Chamber I represent the Czech Republic and its interests, and because my country is a well-known producer and exporter of beer, I should like to make one final comment. There is not one single reason why Czech brewers and Czech consumers should be penalised by the harmonisation of consumer taxes."@en1
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