15 Amendments of Marc BOTENGA related to 2021/0213(CNS)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, support should be given to the member states to implement public investments for the development of more energy efficient and zero-carbon transport modes.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure a smooth implementation of certain provisions relating to some products or uses, and to avoid undesirable effects on social and territorial equality a transitional period of application is needed.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Member States should be permitted to apply certain other exemptions or reduced levels of taxation, where that will not be detrimental to the environmental objectives, to the proper functioning of the internal market and will not result in distortions of competition.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Targeted reductions in the tax level may provare necessary to tackle the social impact of energy taxes. An exemption from taxation may temporarily proveis necessary to protect vulnerable households.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Reiterates that energy is a public good and a human and social right. Therefore the EU should promote measures to tackle energy poverty and ensure equal access to public energy services for all.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Energy poverty should be considered as the inability of a household to support a level of energy supply adequate to guarantee quality levels of comfort and health, due to one or more of the following factors: low income, high energy prices and low quality, poor performing housing stock.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) The implementation of this Directive will have socio-economic consequences as well as a diverse impact between income classes and Member States. In this regard, a Social Monitor is needed in order to assign reporting obligations to both the Commission and Member States. While the Commission will provide a more holistic overview, also in relation with the evolution of energy prices, Member States will describe the social measures taken to ease the potential socio-economic consequences of the Directive, with a special emphasis on the state of energy poverty. According to the assessments of the Social Monitor, if no significant progress is made to mitigate energy poverty, Member States should decide to prolong the transition period for households living in a condition of energy poverty.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) reductions in the level of taxation, which shall not go below the minima as set out in Table B and D of Annex I, to energy products and electricity used for the carriage of goods and passengers by rail, metro, tram and trolley bus, as well as ferries in the case of islands and for local public passenger transport, waste collection, armed forces and public administration, disabled people and ambulances;
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) after the end of the transition period, and provided that, according to the Social Monitor set out in Article 30a, significant progress has been made, Member States shall continue to exempt households recognised in a condition of energy poverty.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c – subparagraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of point (c), energy products and electricity used by households recognised as vulnerable may be exempt for a maximum perliving in a conditiodn of ten years after the entry into force of this Directive. For the purposes of this paragraph, ‘vulnerable households’ shall mean households significantlergy poverty as defined in the Energy aEffected by the impacts of this Directive which, for the purpose of this Directive, means that they are below the ‘at risk of poverty’” threshold, defined as 60% of the national median equivalised disposable incomiciency Directive shall be exempt as long as is needed after the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a Reporting obligations for the Member States - Social monitor By … [two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] and every two years thereafter, Member States shall report to the Commission on the implementation of social measures directly or indirectly linked to the effects of this Directive. Such report shall include at least: (a) the ratio of the actual amount of increased revenues passed to MS’ national budget as a result of revised energy taxation to the amount of resources used on social measures tackling. (b) energy prices developments and relevant data available covering or mapping the energy poverty per region, per household, and per income group. (c) a detailed mapping of social instruments and measures implemented in the MS tackling the socio-economic consequences linked to the application of this revision.