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L'écotaxe est suspendueThe environmental tax is suspended
11h55. A l'issue de la réunion, Jean-Marc Ayrault confirme la suspension de l'écotaxe sur tout le territoire. «Ce projet focalise tous les mécontentements, a expliqué le Premier ministre. Chacun sait que l'écotaxe n'est pas la cause de la crise de l'agroalimentaire. Mais elle soulève des questions de mise en oeuvre qui n'ont pas été levées par le précédent gouvernement.» 11:55. After the meeting, Jean-Marc Ayrault confirmed the suspension of the environmental tax on the whole territory. "This project focuses all discontent, explained the Prime Minister. Everyone knows that the environmental tax is not the cause of the agricultural crisis. But it raises questions of implementation which were not dealt with by the previous government. "
«L'honneur de la politique c'est d'assumer ses responsabilités, a poursuivi Jean-Marc Ayrault. La confrontation doit céder la place au dialogue. Le courage, ce n'est pas l'obstination. C'est de rechercher la solution, de la chercher ensemble. C'est de créer les conditions d'un dialogue sincère. C'est pourquoi j'ai décidé la suspension de la mise en oeuvre de l'écotaxe pour nous donner le temps nécessaire», avant d'ajouter  «suspension n'est pas suppression». "The honor of politics is to assume its responsibilities continued Jean-Marc Ayrault. Confrontation must give way to dialogue. Courage is not stubbornness; it is to seek the solution together; it is to create the conditions for genuine dialogue. This is why I have decided to suspend the implementation of the eco-tax to give us time", before adding "suspension is not suppression."

There has been a great deal of agitation in Brittany, where the agricultural sector is under a great deal of pressure : slaughterhouses closing down etc. The transport tax (application of a European directive) has nothing in particular to do with this, but it's something to protest against.

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by eurogreen on Tue Oct 29th, 2013 at 07:17:56 AM EST
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