The increase in the fuel prices, are now available in the national Council. The Council had begun last week with the deliberations of the CO2-law and first Decisions. According to his will to Switzerland to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but not necessarily with measures at home.

unlike the Federal Council, the national Council wants to allow that the reduction can be effected in large part through the purchase of emission allowances abroad. Next, the national Council decides on measures in the transport sector. The discussion of this has already begun last week.

The producers and importers of fossil fuels are required since 2013 to compensate for a growing share of CO2 emissions from transport. So far, this Instrument was aligned with the compensation in the domestic. From 2020, to be increased to compensated amount of Emissions. In turn, abroad reduction in benefits could be taken into account.

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The proportion of CO2 emissions that must be compensated, lids can be increased up to 90 percent. According to the will of the Federal Council at least 15 percent to be in Switzerland compensated for, the Commission to define the domestic share of 20 percent. The measure increases the cost of fuels.

The Commission therefore proposes, at the same time, to cover the additional cost at 8 cents per litre. This is mainly for political reasons: Without the ceiling, it will in a possible Referendum difficult, it was said in the Council. May would then be called by the increase in wrong Numbers for the price.

Less compensation in the domestic

Peter Schilliger (FDP/LU) pointed to the fact Elexbet that it does not go to cover the additional cost at 8 cents, and to require that 20 percent would have to be compensated domestically. 20 percent in Germany had about the effect of 13 or 14 cents. Either the Council would have to go without the lid, or he would have left a smaller compensation obligation in Switzerland.

A minority of advocates as also to cap the surcharge at 13 cents. Another aims to limit the surcharge at 5 cents and at the same time, the domestic compensation to a maximum of 10 percent.

price of petrol due to climate change high

Hans Grunder (BDP/BE) called for 13 cents. In the discussion, he pointed out that the price of gasoline is currently about 10 cents higher than it should be. The reason for this is that the Rhine due to climate change, virtually no water. Therefore, the transport costs from Rotterdam to Basel higher.

“I didn’t realize that you will in spite of this object lesson, we have this summer, enough had finally reasonable, said Grunder. Bastien Girod (Green/ZH) for a high domestic share in the compensation. This will allow, for example, district heating projects. According to the previous Decide, the Council must now make good ground.

CO2-Agift on airline tickets

in addition, a CO2 tax on Tickets for flights departing from Swiss airports to the discussion. The Federal Council does not provide, and the Commission has also spoken out against it, however, by a narrow majority.

minorities, propose a levy of between 12 and 30 francs for flights to EU countries as well as between 30 and 48 Swiss francs for flights in other countries. The amount will depend on the flight distance and the number of passengers.

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Karl Vogler (CSP/OW) pointed out that all of the collected neighboring countries, with the exception of Liechtenstein and many other countries in any Form of such a levy. The passengers on the Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam or London would Dodge, was excluded. Without a flight ticket tax, by contrast, Switzerland’s standing as isolated.

The airline is currently the only area of the Swiss climate policy without climate policy measure, gave Vogler to bear in mind. And the flies had become in the last few years, massively cheaper. Alone between 2010 and 2016, the private air travel to the Swiss by more than 50 percent increased. The country’s airports operated “at the Limit”. And yet, the industry with hands and feet to repel against an airline ticket levy. (anf/sda)

Created: 10.12.2018, 07:51 PM