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EU weighs carbon tax on home heating and petrol to fill budget gaps | Commission officials suggest using some revenues raised by unpopular levy due in 2027 to meet bloc’s wider needs (www.ft.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe first put a carbon tax on fuels used in aviation? LOL

Petrol is reasonable, depending on how it is rolled out. The heating should be fixed by the state and the EU, not taxed. Like heating networks and heat pumps.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Why start with heating, which is absolutely essential?? This is pure evil. Many people can barely afford to keep their homes warm over the winter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

If you can’t afford to heat your home you’ll stay at work for longer 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

This is fossil fuel propaganda. The EU has the ETS, which this is refering to. It is covering industrial, electricity generation, aviation and a few other sectors for years. A few years ago they passed the law for an additional scheme ETS2 for home heating and petrol.

The new part is using the money from ETCS2 to finance the EU rather then the members.