00:00Germany is pushing back against the European Commission plan to tax electricity at a lower
00:05rate than natural gas, arguing Brussels is using electricity market legislation to impose
00:10rules that belong under EU tax law.
00:13Berlin said the proposal would bypass the unanimity normally required for EU tax measures
00:17and interfere with national tax and budgetary sovereignty.
00:22The dispute comes as Brussels pushes to accelerate electrification and reduce reliance on imported
00:28fossil fuels.
00:28The EU recently set a 46% electrification target for 2040.
00:34Beyond the legal dispute, electricity remains significantly more expensive than gas across
00:39the EU, often costing three to five times more, making it harder for households and businesses
00:45to switch to clean technologies.
00:47Germany said it supported electrification but opposed using electricity market rules to achieve
00:52changes in taxation.
00:54Brussels argues that a lower electricity tax could help close the price gap.
00:58The European Parliament and Council are due to begin negotiations on the proposal after
01:02the summer break under the Irish EU presidency.
01:06Hello.
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01:08Sheriff Ian
01:08The European Parliament and the European Parliament are due to Apr.
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