国际英语资讯:German parliaments upper house halts key parts of climate package
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 29-- <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="Bundesrat">Bundesrat</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="package">package</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restoration">restoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bundesrat">Bundesrat</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mediation">mediation</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="trains">trains</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="stipulated">stipulated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="value">value</span>-<span word="added">added</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="from">from</span> 19 <span word="to">to</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Guenther">Guenther</span>, <span word="state">state</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Schleswig">Schleswig</span>-<span word="Holstein">Holstein</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="unacceptable">unacceptable</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="municipalities">municipalities</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="restoration">restoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="examined">examined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mediation">mediation</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="burdens">burdens</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="package">package</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2 <span word="pricing">pricing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p>
页:
[1]