7 Amendments of Kathleen VAN BREMPT related to 2017/2053(INI)
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Confirms that the fight against climate change isand the transition towards a sustainable , circular, low carbon economy and the commonly agreed Energy Union targets are a major objective of EU policies;;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Reiterates its conviction that only common energy or environmental taxes at EU level can ensure fair competition among businesses and the proper functioning of the single market;; furthermore, believes that environmental taxes at EU level can be a en engine towards a more progressive and sustainable development model;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50 a. calls for a significant proportion of ETS auctioning revenues from Phase4 (2021) onwards to be considered as a new EU own resource; recalls that this option has been discussed in the HLGOR
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls for the introduction of a carbon border adjustment tax own resource reflecting the form of import fees levied on goods manufactured in countries without domestic emission pricing systems of their owncarbon content of consumer goods sold in the single market, including goods imported into the single market such as a carbon border adjustment mechanism or a carbon added tax (CAT);
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Underlines that a carbon border adjustment taxmechanism or a CAT, as a new own resource for the EU budget, should also have the effect of ensuring a level playing field in international trade and reducing the offshoring of production, while internalising the costs of climate change into the prices of imported goods; underlines that these proposals obtained the highest possible score in the parameters established by the HLGOR and are also totally in line with the criteria that should be met by new own resources;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Believes that in the absence of harmonised international measures for kerosene taxation, a levy based on the carbon intensity of flights should be considered, which revenues should be considered as EU own resources;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54