She nevertheless regrets the debates concerning the legal basis of this text, thinks that the Parliament consultation is a very minimum in this matter and regrets that taxation still requires unanimity of votes in the Council. She reminds that the European Parliament had called for higher minimum rates as well as less and shorter exemptions in its consultation in September 2003 on the energy tax directive.
Elle rappelle que le Parlement européen, au cours de sa consultation de septembre 2003 sur la directive concernant la taxation de l'énergie, a demandé des taux minima plus élevés, ainsi que des exemptions moins nombreuses et de plus courte durée.
