13 Amendments of Molly SCOTT CATO related to 2017/0115(CNS)
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In its White Paper of 28 March 201113 the Commission set out a goal to move towards the full application of the 'polluter pays' and 'user pays' principles, to generate revenue and ensure financing for future transport investments. _________________ 13 White Paper of 28 March 2011 ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system' (COM(2011) 144 final).
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The Commission should introduce a framework of harmonising rules on sustainable vehicle taxation.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) By nature, annual vehicle taxes are unrequited payments linked to the fact that the vehicle is registered on behalf of the taxpayer during a given period and, as such do not reflect any particular use of infrastructure. For similar reasons, vehicles taxes are not effective when it comesshould not overlap infrastructure distance based charging, but should be additional to incentivising cleaner and more efficient operations, or reducing congestion.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Tolls being directly linked to distance-based road- use, they are considerably better fitted to achieve some of these objectives. In accordance with Article 7k of Directive 1999/62/EC, Member States which introduce tolls may provide appropriate compensation to national hauliers, without excluding nonetheless taxation on the economic, environmental and social impact of the entire lifecycle of the vehicle.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The application of vehicle taxes represents a cost the industry must so far bearn incentive to the industry to develop more sustainable motorised vehicles in any event, even if tolls were to be levied by Member States. Therefore, vehicle taxes may act as an obstacleshould be seen as an addition to the introduction of tolls.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Therefore, Member States should be afforded more scope to lower vehicle taxes, namely by way of a reduction of the minima set out in Directive 1999/62/EC. In order to minimise the risk of distortions of competition between transport operators established in different Member States, such reduction should be gradualencouraged to implement more sustainable vehicle taxes, like a carbon tax, on the basis of the impact of the entire lifecycle as well as the weight and dimensions of the vehicle.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Member States should be encouraged to dismantle any contradictory tax incentives that discourage low-emission mobility and subsidise inefficient and polluting vehicles, like company diesel cars.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex I – Table A – title
Annex I – Table A – title
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex I – Table B
Annex I – Table B
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex I – Table C
Annex I – Table C
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex I – Table D
Annex I – Table D
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex I – Table E
Annex I – Table E
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex I – Table F
Annex I – Table F