Activities of Clare DALY related to 2021/0213(CNS)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council directive restructuring the Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (recast)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Union and the Member States have concluded multilateral agreements regarding air services and air transport, or bilateral agreements with third countries. Those agreements include provisions related to the taxation of aviation fuel. Aviation fuel has traditionally had a privileged tax regime. The need to pursue the objectives of the Directive requires that, without prejudice to those international agreements, energy products and electricity supplied for intra-EU air navigation, except cargo-only flights should be taxed. The exemption for the fuel used by cargo-only flights is still needed in the absence of more efficient alternatives.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) From 2020, air transport has been one of the hardest hit sectors by the COVID-19 crisis. With the perspective of an end to the pandemic in sight, it is expected that air traffic will gradually resume in the coming years and recover to its pre-crisis levels. For some Member States, the increase in air freight has partially offset the reduction in emissions due to the decrease in civil aviation traffic in 2020.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) For extra-EU air navigation, without prejudice to international obligations, and for extra-EU waterborne navigation, including fishing, Member States mayshould exempt or apply the same levels of intra-EU taxation, according to the type of activity.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum levels of taxation referred to in the first subparagraph shall start from zero and increase each year by one tenth of the final minimum rates, set out in Tables A and D of Annex I, over a transitional period of ten years. A minimum rate of zero shall apply to sustainable biofuels and biogas, low-carbon fuels, renewable fuels of non-biological origin, advanced sustainable biofuels and biogas, and electricity from renewable sources over that transitional period of ten years.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Energy products supplied for use as fuel to aircrafts and electricity from renewable sources used directly for charging electric aircrafts, for the purposes of intra-EU air navigation of cargo-only flights shall be exempted.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to international obligations, Member States may exempt orshall apply the same levels of taxation applied for intra- EU air navigation to extra-EU air navigation according to the type of flight.