EC proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (COM/2011/0169 final – CNS 2011/0092)
Background
On 13 April 2011, the European Commission presented a proposal to overhaul the current EU rules on the taxation of energy products. The new rules aim to restructure the way energy products are taxed to take into account both their CO2 emissions and energy content.
CLEPA position
The current proposal would lead to a significant increase in the taxation of diesel fuel, making it more expensive than gasoline fuel and thus reversing the current situation. This will cause a significant shift from diesel to petrol cars, leading to negative unintended consequences:
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