She nevertheless regrets the debates concerning the legal basis o
f this text, thinks that the Parliament consultation is a very minimum in this matter and regrets that taxa
tion 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.