MINISTERS BLOCK EU LAW ON CARBON SLIDING SCALE FOR ROAD TAXATION
November 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has blocked European Commission proposals that flat rate road taxes be scrapped across Europe in favour of levies varied according to vehicle CO2 emissions. Whilst ministers this week (Tues) agreed on the need for "fiscal measures in passenger car taxation for the purpose of discouraging environmentally damaging behaviour," they did not agree an EU directive was necessary to order this in all 27 member states. As a result, the current Portuguese presidency of the EU is to consult with the ...
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