Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-06-18-Speech-3-269"
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"The high price of oil is making us all suffer, but the most vulnerable population groups on low incomes are certainly being badly hit. The European summit must send out a strong signal tomorrow that measures for the weakest in society really are justified and necessary.
A reduction in VAT or excise duty is not an immediately obvious solution, which is understandable, as it might encourage the oil producers to charge even higher prices.
Perhaps, however, we could do it differently. Perhaps we should go for a shift in duties, so that air tickets specifically are made a bit more expensive (from the autumn for instance), by means of a levy, and the proceeds of that are used to reduce heating bills for people on low and middle incomes.
Any surplus revenue could be used to provide grants for insulating homes. That is the cheapest and most efficient solution, all things considered.
Investing in renewable energy and energy-saving is what we have to do, certainly over the medium term. Meanwhile, however, we have to find solutions for those who are struggling. Europe cannot turn a deaf ear to them."@en1
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