Energy tax prospects boosted by US, EC environmental officals
US and European Community (EC) environment officials gave each other much-needed support last week in their efforts to pass new energy taxes, and the EC ministers say they hope for a formal European Commission commitment by June to pass energy and carbon dioxide (CO[sub 2]) taxes, with final passage by the end of the year. Last year the commission put its energy tax plans on hold until major competing regions developed similar proposals. With President Clinton's proposal for a Btu tax, their wait may be over. Ioannis Paleokrassas, EC Commissioner for the Environment and missioner for the Environment and Nuclear Safety, says the Btu tax meets that requirement [open quote]to a very large extent, if not 100%[close quote]. What the EC wants is that [open quote]we all move in the same direction, not that we all harmonize our energy taxes[close quote].
- OSTI ID:
- 6334061
- Journal Information:
- Chemical Week; (United States), Vol. 152:14; ISSN 0009-272X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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