Monday, October 13, 2014

“Discouraged,” the chairman of the green tax … – The World

"Discouraged," the chairman of the green tax … – The World

economist Christian de Perthuis in July 2013

“I do not know how to move it forward, so I prefer to make my apron” , has he even said, adding: “The impression I have is that the greening Taxation is not a government priority. “ Minister of Ecology assumes for months its opposition to environmental taxes repeating it is hostile to ” ecology punitive “, and the recent abandonment of the environmental tax has again proven

MEETINGS CANCELLED “FOR REASONS OF EVENTS»

The Committee for environmental taxation -. bringing together forty elected officials and representatives of associations, companies and unions – had been implemented by the current government and had to think and propose ways for “green” tax to change behavior. During his first year, he laid the foundations of a carbon tax adopted in the 2014 budget.

The Nicolas Hulot Foundation (NHF), a committee member, praised the work of Christian Pertuis that “led brilliantly work of this committee, achieving consensus on complex issues, however, such as fuel taxes, on the water or on the artificial land” . And also estimate that “no more political will, it is impossible to move forward.” “We need the government to reopen emergency this project so important switching to greener taxation, confirmed the committee and follow its recommendations,” Mathieu responded Orphan, in charge of energy back to the FNH.

Before ever been, several committee members NGO FNH but the Climate Action Network (CAN) or the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), had expressed concern about the tax committee Green, after canceling two meetings. The Ministry of Economy was then informed that the meetings had been canceled “for reasons of agenda without having to draw a conclusion about the future of the committee” .

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