# Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures: vehicle taxation

European Parliament procedure 2017/0115(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 8th term, committee ECON / TRAN). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 64 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2018-02-22 and 2018-03-08.

## What the amendments focus on

A Council proposal on charging heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures regarding vehicle taxation. The amendments invoke the 'polluter and user pays' principle, debate distance-based tolls versus annual vehicle taxes, lowering or earmarking minimum tax rates and toll revenues for transport infrastructure, sustainable and carbon-based taxation reflecting vehicle lifecycle, weight and dimensions, avoidance of double taxation, and public ownership of tolls.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molly SCOTT CATO | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124942.md |
| Pervenche BERÈS | France | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1985.md |
| Michael CRAMER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28238.md |
| Claudia ȚAPARDEL | Romania | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124793.md |
| Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125047.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Matt CARTHY | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124986.md |
| Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS | Spain | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97203.md |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96725.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Dominique RIQUET | France | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96885.md |
| Kay SWINBURNE | United Kingdom | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96920.md |
| Jakop G. DALUNDE | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/183338.md |
| Marie-Christine ARNAUTU | France | ENF | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124748.md |

## Official source documents

- PE616.845: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-616845_EN.pdf
- PE619.089: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-619089_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-0115-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-0115-CNS.json

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