欧盟委员会正向私营部门寻求对于欧盟能源税收改革的意见。目前,欧盟委员会税务和关税总局正在研究欧盟能源税立法的一些技术细节。
2011年,欧盟委员会作出提案,要求修订能源税条例。该提案意在使得欧盟能源税法规走向现代化。提案旨在调整能源产品的税收结构,消除目前存在的失衡现象,支持欧盟达成更宽泛的环境和能源目标。
该提案的一个主要特点是按照二氧化碳排放量和能量含量来对能源征税。能源税将按这两个指标来决定能源的整体税率。
该提案还对欧盟排放交易计划内外的企业加以区分,以避免双重征税。
在欧盟成员国们谈判无果之后,欧盟委员会在2015年撤回这一提案。
新闻来源:Wolters Kluwer 全球税务研究信息库
EU Consults On Changes To Energy Taxation
The European Commission is seeking private sector input on changes to energy taxation in the European Union. The European Commission's Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union is looking into certain technical aspects of the EU legislation on energy taxation.
In 2011, the Commission presented a proposal to revise the Energy Tax Directive. The aim of the proposal was to modernize EU rules on energy taxation. The proposal was to restructure the taxation of energy products, to remove current imbalances and distortions, and support the EU's wider environmental and energy goals.
A key feature of the proposal was to tax energy in a way that reflects both its CO2 emissions and its energy content. Energy taxes would be split into these two components to determine the overall rate at which the fuel is taxed.
The proposal also makes a distinction between sectors covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and those that are not, to avoid double taxation.
Following the unsuccessful negotiations between the EU member states in the Council, the proposal was withdrawn by the Commission in 2015.
Resource: Wolters Kluwer Global Daily Tax News