Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-04-19-Speech-4-216-000"
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"Mr President, I think many European citizens should be pleased today that elections are to take place very shortly in France and that there are also soon to be elections to the
in Germany, as otherwise we would have run the risk of there being a majority in favour of introducing proportionality in the taxation of petrol and diesel. However, it appeared that we did not want to take the risk of tackling this at this point in time, which is also very sensible, as it would quite simply result in a dramatic rise in subsistence costs for many companies and the cost of living for many citizens. We all know that if you enforce the equal taxation of diesel and petrol, the Member States will not lower the duties on petrol. No, they will increase the duties on diesel so that there will be additional money in the state coffers. I hope the Commission has received a very clear signal today – and that it understands this signal – that this form of taxation is a very bad idea."@en1
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