Activities of Spyros DANELLIS related to 2011/0092(CNS)
Plenary speeches (1)
Taxation of energy products and electricity (debate)
Amendments (1)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) It is necessary to ensure a reduction of emissions in global shipping and to maintain the competitive position of Union companies. It is therefore inadvisable to tax bunker fuel at the Union level, as such taxation would lead to significant carbon leakage. However, taxing bunker fuel at the global level remains a simple mitigation mechanism that would be effective in carbon reduction, without high compliance costs. Therefore Member States should increase efforts in IMO fora towards a bold and effective global bunker levy.