Energy Taxation Directive revision

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The Energy Taxation Directive revision is an EU legislative proposal to modernize and align energy taxation with climate objectives, supporting emissions reductions and the green transition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf EU legislative proposal ⓘ
climate policy instrument ⓘ
tax policy reform ⓘ
affects EU Member States’ energy tax systems ⓘ
aimsTo align energy taxation with EU climate objectives ⓘ
modernize EU rules on the taxation of energy products and electricity ⓘ
support greenhouse gas emissions reductions ⓘ
support the green transition in the European Union ⓘ
alignedWith EU 2030 climate and energy targets ⓘ
EU objective of climate neutrality by 2050 ⓘ
European Green Deal objectives ⓘ
linked to: European Green Deal
appliesTo electricity ⓘ
energy products ⓘ
basedOn Energy Taxation Directive 2003/96/EC ⓘ
context EU green transition policies ⓘ
reform of environmentally harmful subsidies in the EU ⓘ
encourages shift away from fossil fuels ⓘ
use of renewable energy sources through tax treatment ⓘ
hasFullName Revision of the Energy Taxation Directive ⓘ
instrumentType directive revision ⓘ
intendsTo encourage energy efficiency through tax incentives ⓘ
improve functioning of the EU internal energy market ⓘ
make energy taxation more consistent with the polluter-pays principle ⓘ
legalBasis Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
objective contribute to a fair and socially balanced green transition ⓘ
ensure that energy tax rates reflect environmental performance of energy carriers ⓘ
reduce distortions in energy taxation across Member States ⓘ
policyArea climate change mitigation ⓘ
energy taxation ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
internal market ⓘ
proposedBy European Commission ⓘ
relatedTo EU climate and energy legislative package ⓘ
carbon pricing policies in the EU ⓘ
requires unanimity in the Council for adoption ⓘ
seeksTo promote cleaner energy sources through taxation ⓘ
provide price signals consistent with EU decarbonisation pathways ⓘ
reduce fossil fuel subsidies in the EU tax framework ⓘ
remove outdated exemptions and reduced rates for fossil fuels ⓘ
supports EU emissions reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement ⓘ
targets greenhouse gas emissions from energy use ⓘ

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linked to: Energy Taxation Directive revision