4 Amendments of Matt CARTHY related to 2017/0115(CNS)
Amendment 15 #
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 nothe setting and collection of annual vehicle taxes are a national competency. Objective criteria to set vehicle taxation depends on a wide range of variables which are best rdeflect any particular use of infrastructure. For similar reasons, vehicles taxeined at national level. These may include environmental criteria such as arge not effective when it comes to incentivising cleanerof vehicle, fuel consumption and morefuel efficient operations, or reducing congestioncy.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Tolls being directly linked to road- use, they are considerably better fitted to achieve these objectives. In accordance with Article 7k of Directive 1999/62/EC, Member States which introduce tolls may provide appropriate compensation to national haulierAny tolls introduced in Member States should be under public ownership so that the tax collected is redistributed for the benefit of citizens. The privatization of public roads, or ownership by public-private partnerships, should be discouraged to prevent tolls from negatively affecting the mobility of EU citizens.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The application of vehicle taxes represents a cost the industry must so far is a national competency implemented by the Membear in any event, even if tolls were to be levied by Member States. Therefore, vehicle taxes may act as an obstacle to the introduction of tollStates. The ability to choose how best to incentivise low-emission transport through vehicle taxation must remain a decision for Member States.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Therefore, Member States should be afforded more scope to lowerregulate 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 ation since collection of taxes is a national competency. Member States must have the necessary scompetition between transport operators established in different Member States, such reduction should be gradual to take into account objectively defined criteria set at a national level for vehicle taxation.