国际英语资讯:EU finance ministers discuss air tax with consideration of competitiveness
<p><span word="HELSINKI">HELSINKI</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 14-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="combat">combat</span>.</p><p><span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="taxation">taxation</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p><span word="Mika">Mika</span> <span word="Lintila">Lintila</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Finnish">Finnish</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="envision">envision</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="taxation">taxation</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="global">global</span>".</p><p><span word="Valdis">Valdis</span> <span word="Dombrovskis">Dombrovskis</span>, <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="isolated">isolated</span>", <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adverse">adverse</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="neutral">neutral</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dombrovskis">Dombrovskis</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EC">EC</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Deal">Deal</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="just">just</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transition">transition</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2003 <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="directive">directive</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>. <span word="Dombrovskis">Dombrovskis</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="themes">themes</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="taxation">taxation</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="taxation">taxation</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>, <span word="taxing">taxing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2 <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Further">Further</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span>," <span word="Dombrovskis">Dombrovskis</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span>.</p>
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