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Der findes ikke nogen som helst fornuftig begrundelse for at bevare den skattefrie handel i lufthavne, på skibe eller i fly, bortset fra at den skaber nogle indtægter for f.eks. lufthavnens ejer.
LINKOHR (S). — (DE) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to begin by warmly thanking the three rapporteurs.
Men disse indtægter er for intet at regne mod de enkelte staters tab, og bortset fra at denne handel er urimelig og begunstiger de få, betyder det altså et afgiftstab og en lang række ulemper og uligheder for borgerne.
Without them, this debate, which we should have held years ago, would probably still not have taken place, but clearly every subject needs to bide its time.
Af hensyn til koordineringen med miljøpolitikken, skal muligheden for at anvende en reduceret sats på produkter, hvis formål det er at beskytte miljøet, overlades til medlemsstaterne.
The basis for our decisions must be the Toronto Conference at which the climatologists set us the from 20 objective of reducing emissions of C02
Med hensyn til normalsatsen, så er det minimum på 15% — for de lande, der, som mit, af overvejende sociale årsager, har en indirekte beskatning, der ikke ligner konfiskation — udtryk for et kompromis, som de pågældende lande har strakt sig til det yderste for at indgå.
In the first place, as has been stressed here, it is impossible to plan projects for the future with regard to the relation between energy needs at international and European levels without considering the possibilities of nuclear energy.
Bocklet (PPE). — (DE) Hr. formand, kære kolleger, afgifter er ikke kun til for at skaffe staten de nødvendige midler til, at den kan udføre sine opgaver, men de er også et vigtigt middel til styring af borgernes adfærd.
thousand million to 10 thousand million by the year 2050. If we assume that the population of the world will have doubled in the meantime, this means that, as a production of four tonnes per world average, C02 capita per annum will have to be reduced to 1 tonne per capita per annum.
Harmoniseringen af afgiften på mineralolie er en god lejlighed til at begunstige anvendelsen af et brændstof, som er mere miljøvenligt end mineralolie.
That is easy to state on paper but it represents the greatest industrial challenge humanity has ever had to face.
Kommissionen mener, det er logisk at afskaffe dem.
I should like to remind you of what this really means.
Mon den vil følge sin egen logik så vidt, at den også afskaffer sine egne privilegier i forbindelse med afgiftsfrit salg?
We are ill-prepared for it, and many measures will be needed, physical measures included, and the sooner the better.
ikke belaster C02-balancen yderligere, altså er den mere miljøvenlig end mineralolie.
The second point I wish to mention concerns a remark by Mr Vohrer who criticized the Socialist Group claiming that we 'want to have our cake and eat it'.
Men når vi er af
In are produced per capita per
Christiansen (S). — Hr. formand, der blev i går ingen aftale om fælles EF-momssatser, og alligevel må vi fortsætte debatten her.
Portugal, 2 tonnes of C02 annum, in Germany 14 tonnes. I cannot treat the Portuguese in the same way as the Germans.
Det er der så megen større grund til, som der gennem den seneste tid er sket en positiv udvikling af synspunkterne omkring afgiftsharmoniseringerne.
An across-the-board reduction is not appropriate here; those who pollute the most must make a greater effort, and they
Derfor anmoder jeg om støtte til ændringsforslagene herom fra Udvalget om Landbrug, Fiskeri og Udvikling af Landdistrikter, som også min gruppe går ind for.
The two greatest threats are, first, the greenhouse effect, more than 50% of which is attributable to carbon dioxide emissions,
Vi forstår ganske vist, at vi er inde på meget følsomme afgiftsmæssige spørgsmål, såsom medlemsstaterne afgiftsmæssige suverænitet, og at vi ikke kan se bort fra den finansielle side af spørgsmålet samt en række andre meget væsentlige økonomiske og sociale parametre.
Consequently, I think that the main burden in combating environmental degradation must be borne by new technologies and energy management, rather than by new and unnecessary tax burdens.
Fayot (S). — (FR) Hr. formand, de lange debatter om harmonisering af moms og punktafgifter har i de mindste den fortjeneste, at de har udskilt det væsentlige.
largely from conventional power stations, and not just in the East; and from cars, which are too often overlooked.
Målet er ikke at harmonisere, men at fjerne de skattemæssige grænser, dvs. kun at harmonisere for så vidt det indre marked kræver det, som der står i artikel 17 i Den fælles Akt.
The second threat is the nuclear effect: permanent gaseous and liquid emissions, wastes that cannot be eliminated, that we try to hide by burying them.
Denne indskrænkning er der mange, der er tilbøjelige til at glemme.
The only result of that is to postpone the problem for future generations.
Hr. formand, jeg har fire bemærkninger.
Let us not forget the accidents, Mr Seligman.
Den første vedrører de toldfrie varer, som det er nødvendigt at være særlig opmærksom på.
We have just got back from Chernobyl, and the situation there is truly worse now than we could have imagined.
Jeg vil derfor gå ind for en tilstrækkelig lang overgangsperiode.
To choose nuclear power as a way of escaping the greenhouse effect is to trade in Charybdis for Scylla.
For det andet bør der være en reduceret afgiftssats for vin fra de små vinproducenter.
In future we cannot just go on producing, allowing the industrial lobbies and state monopolies to have their way.
Den bør mere konkret være 50% lavere end satsen for alkohol.
We must see economic, social and environmental issues as a whole, shape and plan things, as a matter of urgency.
For det tredje bør Kommissionen i løbet af meget kort tid stille forslag vedrørende de afgiftsmæssige problemer, som øerne i Det Ægæiske Hav har.
Special attention should also be given to the problems posed by nuclear energy, which, by common consent, as Mr Seligman has also pointed out, is especially environment-friendly.
Samtidig bør der iværksættes foranstaltninger til fordel for den økonomiske og sociale udvikling på disse øer.
Strikingly, the rapporteur appears to have banished it from his report ; yet, given the increase in energy requirements internationally, nuclear energy should be considered in a positive light and without ideological preconceptions.
For det fjerde, med hensyn til tobaksvarer, kunne vi tænke os en lav afgift på cigaretter.
With this in mind, financial and technical resources must be deployed so that the problems created by the use of nuclear power, especially the disposal of nuclear waste, can be solved in a way that is economically and environmentally acceptable.
Navnlig mener jeg, at den faste del og den del, der beregnes ad valorem, bør fastsættes af medlemsstaterne.
Only then will we be in a position to continue to use creatively the positive aspects of this form of energy.
Personligt er jeg tilhænger af, at der overlades med lemslandene størst mulig fleksibilitet i forbindelse med de indirekte skatter.
In conclusion, Mr President, I would like to express the hope that the Community will finally face up to the problems of the environment within the framework of an integrated and coherent Community energy policy.
I virkeligheden er det en af hjørnestenene i hver enkelt stats særlige socialpolitik og økonomiske politik. Niveauet for den direkte beskatning er direkte afhængigt heraf.
Any other partial and piecemeal solution, however valid it may seem today, will inevitably lead to a further fall in the quality of the environment, with all the adverse consequences with which, unfortunately, we are all too familiar.
Personlig foretrækker jeg en progressiv indkomstskat, som er socialt mere retfærdig, fremfor en indirekte skat, der rammer i flæng, eller rettere, der rammer de små indkomster hårdere end de store.
To try to escape both the greenhouse effect and the nuclear effect, we must first both save energy and utilize it more rationally, for example, by discouraging the wastage due to electrical heating and by encouraging cogeneration.
I øvrigt har jeg altid tvivlet på rigtigheden af de argumenter, der er blevet fremført af de fanatiske tilhængere af en harmonisering dekreteret ex cathedra.
Then we must encourage renewable and decentralized energy sources, which are less polluting.
Ganske vist finder der en vis grænsehandel sted i grænseområderne, men, som man har gjort opmærksom på, udgør denne handel knap nok 2 eller 3% afhandelen mellem EF-landene.
Gas production from coal and use of natural gas are less polluting methods.
Jeg kan af egen erfaring sige Dem, at ud over punktafgifterne har momsforskellene hverken hæmmet eller fremmet handelssamkvemmet i grænseegnene.
It seems to me that three points are essential for the Community today : to finally achieve that transparency of immediate and long-term energy costs which we have so far been denied ; to promote renewable energy sources through the THERMIE report; and to have a real debate on...
Vi ved omsider, at hoveddiskussionen har stået om normalsatsen.
(Interruption by the President)
Jeg synes derfor, vi bør holde os til satsen på 15%, som foreslået i et ændringsforslag af hr. Donnelly, og i modsætning til, hvad Mettenbetænkningen foreslår.
PIERRÔS (PPE). — (GR) Mr President, I think Mr Lannoye has done an excellent job, and we must thank him for his report — a report which is conspicuous for its sensitivity to the subtle issue of the relationship between energy and the environment.
Visser (S). — (NL) Hr. formand, den afgiftsmæssige harmonisering af afgifter på motorbrændstoffer, som jeg begrænser mig til, kan få vidtrækkende følger for transportsektoren.
LANNOYE (V), rapporteur. — (FR) I should like to say to Mr Pierrôs and to a number of other speakers that the introduction of a Community 'ecotax' on non renewable energy sources does not necessarily mean that the weakest consumers and the weakest regions must be penalized. Let me explain rapidly.
I betragtning af, at det her drejer sig om en af Fællesskabets største og vigtigste sektorer, må vi være omhyggelige hermed.
It is obvious that the present system of tariffs in all European countries, for electricity for example, is a depressive scale which penalizes small consumers in comparison with large consumers.
Fra transportsektorens side stræber vi med den afgiftsmæssige harmonisering efter at opfylde tre vigtige målsætninger.
So if the measures I have advocated in my report are applied, it will be possible to change the system of tariffs so that small consumers are no longer penalized to the same extent, even if there is an overall increase in costs.
Vi vil for det første fjerne uærlige konkurrenceforskelle mellem medlemsstaterne, for det andet ved hjælp af afgiftsmæssige foranstaltninger yde et bidrag til renere og energifattigere transport og for det tredje få penge til rådighed til infrastruktur, idet jernbanerne, skibsfarten ad indre vandveje, den kombinerede transport, den offentlige transport og tilslutningen til randområderne får højeste prioritet.
Among the observations rightly made by the rapporteur, we should note his clear view on the need for a decentralized strategy for energy development based chiefly on renewable energy sources. With regard to the more remote parts of the Community, particularly the island regions such as Greece, such a strategy, which is by definition environment-friendly, will make them self-sufficient in energy and will contribute to their natural development.
Det ville derfor være ønskeligt enten på én gang eller i et begrænset antal år at nå op på niveauet for de af Kommissionen foreslåede satser, som der stræbes efter; forstyrrende grænsevirkninger undgås derfor.
But I think it is better to finance aid programmes for improved equipment than to authorize them to continue to misuse energy by maintaining an artificially low energy price.
Zawos (PPE). — (GR) Hr. formand, tilnærmelsen af medlemsstaternes afgiftssystemer er måske det mest komplicerede foretagende i processen mod enhedsmarkedet i 1993.
On the other hand, Mr Lannoye's proposal to establish a Community ecological tax justifiably gives rise to serious reservations.
Hvis der af en eller anden årsag skabes usikkerhed om denne proces, vil vi måske opleve, at de bestræbelser, vi har lagt for dagen på alle andre områder inden for den europæiske integration, vil være forgæves.
Quite apart from the practical problems of implementation, a tax of this kind will most certainly increase the cost of products, and will strike at the competitiveness of the European economy.
Opretholdelsen af de afgiftsmæssige barrierer vil være nok til atter at ødelægge markedet, og det vil ramme forbrugerne.
The burden is expected to be heavier for the disadvantaged areas of the Community which, while they do not
For det andet er det en illusion at tro, at biltrafikken gennem de af Kommissionen foreslåede afgiftsforhøjelser — både for fragt og personer — vil blive modvirket og tog og skibsfart ad indre vandveje
REGGE (GUE). — (IT) Mr President, I would like first of all to congratulate Mr Lannoye on his report, and also the Honourable Members who have prepared the other reports, although I have to confess that I am more familiar with the Lannoye report, having had to deal with it in my committee.
Det betyder selv følgelig en forøgelse af byrderne for biltrafikken, men det har kun mening, hvis man kan byde både godstrafikken og persontrafikken alternativer, og selv da må vi stadig ikke gøre os nogen illusion om, at vi vil kunne reducere vejtrafikken særlig meget.
Whilst, therefore, we can agree with pursuing the aim of increasing energy efficiency, and hence its performance at the time of consumption, we cannot agree with the aim of reducing consumption in absolute terms.
Den normale momssats fastsættes på et minimumsniveau på 15%, den reducerede momssats fastsættes til mindst 5% og skal omfatte de produkter, der optræder på en valgfri og udtømmende liste.
Another argument that my political group cannot agree with is the pressure that it is desired to exert on the use and importance of alternative energy.
I overgangsperioden vil medlemsstaterne på visse varer kunne opretholde nulsatser og super-reduce-rede satser og i visse tilfælde anvende en sats midt imellem, kaldet »parkerings-afgift«.
It is deceiving public opinion to imply that solar energy, wind energy, geothermal and other sources of energy are within our grasp.
At målet er en overgang til en endelig momsordning, dvs. en ord ning, der er kendetegnet ved, at man betaler moms i oprindelseslandet, vil atter blive bekræftet, og man forestiller sig, at Rådet udtaler sig om dette punkt inden den 31. december 1995, med udgangspunkt i en model, der i høj grad er inspireret af den, som Europa-Parlamentet vedtog i forbindelse med hr. Fuchs's betænkning.
It is true that these sources are effective alternatives when the cost of the infrastructures for transporting energy to remote areas leaves no other solutions practicable, or when the environmental conditions make the use of these resources attractive.
Endelig, for så vidt angår punktafgifter på mineralsk olie, tobak og alkohol, går man i retning af minimumssatser, der for de flestes vedkommende svarer til dem, Kommissionen har foreslået, »objektive« satser, der ikke har for pligtende karakter.
But it cannot be responsibly claimed that they are alternatives to the resources at present used, or — as Mr Regge said a few moments ago — that they could successfully cover the energy demand in the way that coal, nuclear power, oil and gas do.
Det er retfærdigt at pålægge biltrafikken en forøgelse af byrderne, hvis man til gengæld giver det noget tilbage i stedet — til dens egen sektor.
I think that the problem of the rationalization of energy takes precedence over that of nuclear power.
For længe er biltrafikken brugt som en malkeko for at fjerne budgetunderskuddene i stedet for at sørge for tilstrækkelige rene og energivenlige alternativer. Med disse foranstaltninger får Fælles skabet imidlertid selv ikke rådighed over ekstra finansielle midler.
I do not consider that Europe's nuclear structure will change very much in the next few years because of the cost, the slowness with which nuclear power is developed and the difficulties of giving it up afterwards, which is why development periods lasting many decades are foreseeable.
Dette til trods for den kendsgerning, at alle efterhånden råber op om, at der skal komme en EF- eller endnu bedre en europæisk transportplan med en gennemførlig plan for en EF-infrastruktur.
I do not think, for example, that Italy can go nuclear tomorrow, just as I do not think that France will be able to abandon nuclear power, tomorrow.
Det drejer sig så om store net. Det koster penge, som ikke er der.
We find ourselves therefore in a somewhat immobile situation with little chance of change.
Med disse sølle hundrede til hundrede halvtreds mio. ECU på fællesskabsbudgettet kan vi ikke gøre meget.
I therefore find that there is not much justification for any polemical attitude on this point.
Til sammenligning: Alene til anlægget af højhastighedstogets skinnesystem er der i tyve år brug for 7,5 mia. ECU om året.
At most one can endeavour to make the existing nuclear power stations safer, whilst awaiting the finding of other satisfactory forms of replacement energy.
Arbejdsgruppen 2000 har foreslået at lægge et EF-tillæg på afgifterne, som skal indskydes i EF-infrastrukturfonden.
The last point that I should like to make concerns the suggestion that some kind of 'ecotax' should be imposed, and a Community tax on common energy consumption.
En ECU-cent på én liter brændstof er allerede tilstrækkeligt. Dette forslag skal vi overtage.
We would prefer to consider this as still being an extreme hypothesis and, in any event, one that should be given careful evaluation and study by the Commission, bearing in mind the observation that Mr Pierrôs has already made in regard to the more disadvantaged regions.
Jeg vil endvidere sige, at vi i går nærmede os en politisk aftale, men jeg må også sige, at den endnu ikke er indgået.
To sum up, our group cannot accept those points in the report that state that nuclear energy is not a valid alternative to fossil sources, that the use of nuclear energy does not help reduce C02, that the decentral
Jeg kommer nu til de fem betænkninger af hr. Met ten, hr. Patterson og hr. Colom I Naval.
There is only a political problem, that of convincing the national monopolies to follow this road.
Jeg må fremhæve kvaliteten af disse betænkninger og takke forfatterne.
Unless we progress along this road, we shall never achieve any results.
Scrivener, medlem af Kommissionen. — (FR) Hr. formand, mine damer og herrer parlamentsmedlemmer, allerførst skal De vide, at Kommissionen i høj grad skønner på, at Europa-Parlamentet i dag kan skride til afstemning om betænkningerne af hr. Metten, hr. Patterson og hr. Colom I Naval om Kommissionens forslag om indbyrdes tilnærmelse af moms- og punktafgiftssatser, og om ordningen for disse afgifter efter 1992.
There are nevertheless many points on which we are fully in agreement, and we shall therefore support those points in the report that affirm the need further to reduce the emission of pollutant substances from energy production plants by technical and legislative means, the importance of launching concrete programmes of collaboration with the developing countries with the transfer also of technology, the need to push ahead with the studies and research already initiated in the field of renewable energies, which also includes fusion, and the need to put in hand a substantial reafforestation programme in Member States.
I betragtning af, hvorledes diskussionerne om disse sager har udviklet sig i Rådet, får vedtagelsen i dag af en udtalelse fra Europa-Parlamentet stor betyd
Quite apart from any judgements as to its merits, which each of us is free to express, we have to acknowledge the highly commendable work of the rapporteur, the patience with which he has listened to our observations and the efforts he has made in abandoning many of his initial 'green' positions in order to meet our own halfway.
Først hr. Mettens betænkning om indbyrdes tilnærmelse af momssatserne.
IN THE CHAIR: MR ROMEOS
Den kan derfor acceptere ændringsforslagene nr. 1, 3 og 8.
Unfortunately I have to say that, so far as my group is concerned, his willingness has not been sufficient.
Denne holdning svarer ikke helt til Kommissionens strategi, som i øvrigt er blevet godkendt af Rådet, og som går ud på, at alle produkter skal medtages i arbejdet på at tilnærme satserne hinanden.
Already in the Committee on Energy we were unable to accept substantial aspects of the report — certain forecasts that were in our view Utopian — which now we find again here before this Chamber. In the first
Jeg kan således ikke acceptere ændringsforslag nr. 2, 5 og 10, idet jeg samtidig vil gøre opmærksom på, at selve den frivil-
RIPA DI MEANA, Member of the Commission. — (IT) Mr President, the Commission has followed with great
ændringsforslagene nr. 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 15, 18 og 34, som Kommissionen er rede til at acceptere.
In this context the reports that we are currently discussing will be carefully analysed.
Kom missionen ønsker i forbindelse med denne tekst at erindre om, at den lægger stor vægt på, at fjernelsen af de skattemæssige grænser sker samtidig med en lettelse i virksomhedernes administrative byrder.
Before dealing with the problem of climatic change, I should like to say that, in the solid refuse sector, the Commission is examining what legal and economic framework could enable the recycling sector to become an effective, valid and profitable activity within the internal market: this is particularly con nected, obviously, with an overall strategy for the problem of waste packaging.
I øvrigt er Kommissionen af den opfattelse, at men i denne tekst skal holde sig til det ene mål at fjerne de skattemæssige grænser, hvilket medfører, at den må afvise ændringsforslagene nr. 6, 16, 17, 19, 35 og 36.
The Commission has also recently defined a new approach based on the definition of two stages for Community legislation.
Jeg synes ligeledes, det er vigtigt at bevare referencerne til direktiverne »satser og strukturer«, hvilket betyder, at jeg ikke kan accep tere ændringsforslagene nr. 2, 3, 21-23 og 26, såvel som ændringsforslagene nr. 7, 28, 30-33 og 38.
This will allow Member States to introduce tax incentives in order to promote Community limit regulations that are more severe than the Community minimum regulations, whilst still safeguarding the internal market.
For den reducerede sats' og nulsatsens vedkommende er Kommissionen parat til, i stedet for en gaffel fra 0 til 9%, at acceptere, at man bevarer de eksisterende nulsatser i overgangsperioden, i forbindelse med en samlet aftale om en tilnærmelse af satserne.
The reports by Messrs Jensen and Lannoye both concern energy and the environment, and deal fully with the problem of changes in climate.
I øvrigt er samtlige medlemsstater velvillige over for en sådan model. I den situation kan Kom missionen hverken acceptere ændringsforslag nr. 6, for så vidt angår de reducerede satser, eller ændringsforslagene nr. 9, 13, 17, 26 og 38.
In February last year the Commission presented a communication emphasizing the extreme importance of the relationship existing between energy and the environment, thus offering a common perspective for the different standpoints and situations of Member States and the European institutions.
Jeg har tidligere tilkendegivet, hvilken interesse der er knyttet til, at de reducerede satser ikke bliver obligatoriske, men frivillige, jeg kan derfor ikke acceptere ændringsforslagene nr. 4 og 7.
The Comission has indicated that it intends to develop this discussion further and, against this background, Parliament's opinion comes at an extremely opportune time.