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"We are in a parliament, Mr President, and I have the right to respond to the Commissioner and to the speakers. I would like to respond to Mrs Berès, who has accused me of seeking to erase the past by abolishing duties.
My proposal has been seriously misunderstood, Mr President. I would like to correct these misunderstandings, because it has been said that excise duties were being abolished. No! Abolishing minimum rates does not mean eliminating excise duties: each Member State is free to set them, and each Member State is also free to adjust them. We must not, however, say things here that are totally wide of the mark. If we are to mix up alcoholism, the fight against alcoholism, with rates of excise duty, I would like to point out to you that alcoholism is worst in the Member States with the highest excise duties.
Mr President, I very much regret that you have not given me time to respond, particularly to the Commissioner, since the Commissioner has tried to give the impression that our amendment on a code of conduct would lead to excise duties on wine of 48 euros/hl …"@en1
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