CERAMIC INDUSTRY POSITION ON THE ENERGY TAXATION DIRECTIVE REVIEW

Energy
18 November 2021

Position paper

Cerame-Unie submitted a reply to the public consultations Proposal for the Revision of the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) presented within the broader package called “Fit for 55”.

 

The following requests are made in the reply:

  • keep the mineralogical processes out of the scope of the Energy Taxation Directive (Art. 3.1 (b));
  • maintain the unanimity principle for the review of the Energy Taxation Directive as agreed in the Treaties;
  • maintain the differentiation of minimum tax rate between business-use and non-business use, and avoid increasing excessively tax rate for natural gas.

Please consult the link below for the full reply to the public consultation:

 

Full cu reply to public consultation | ETD review