1 Amendments of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2012/0328(COD)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Union is committed to reduce its CO2 emissions, including aviation emissions. In order to generate substantial emission reductions no one particular sector of the Union's economy should be exempted. In this respect it should be noted that the aviation sector benefits from a number of subsidies as it is not subject to value added tax, nor is there any fuel tax on aviation activities. Aviation also benefits from generous State Aid rules as set out in the Communication of the Commission of 9 December 2005 entitled "Community guidelines on financing of airports and start-up aid to airlines departing from regional airports".