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In order to avoid any misunderstanding: tax harmonisation in the EU in respect of fuels is important and to be welcomed. We only have to think of the disastrous tank tourism. However, this entirely meaningful debate was overshadowed by the introduction of the so-called proportionality principle, according to which not only should minimum tax rates apply, but also a minimum distance dependent on energy content should be introduced. The plans of the Commission would lead to a dramatic increase in the cost of diesel fuel and would therefore penalise diesel engines, which are actually more climate friendly. Imposing a higher tax on diesel on account of its higher energy content without taking into account the actual efficiency of the fuel is not the right approach to take. I am very pleased that, on the initiative of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), Parliament has now removed this proportionality principle. This left the sensible approach of this proposal intact and I was therefore able to vote in favour of the opinion."@en1
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