Energy Taxation (Hansard, 11 July 1997)

HC Deb 11 July 1997 vol 297 c630W 630W

§ Sir Richard Body
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals for harmonised energy taxation are currently under discussion at European Union level. [6091]

§ Dawn Primarolo
The Energy Products Directive is currently under discussion. An explanatory memorandum on the proposal, COM(97)30—full name "Proposal for a Council Directive Restructuring the Community Framework for the Taxation of Energy Products"—was deposited in the House of Commons Library on 21 May.