The European Commission has published a speech given by Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis following a summit of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) held 21 to 22 May 2021, which included discussion of environmental taxation. In this regard, the Vice President's comments include the following:
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Now let me say a few words about another important discussion we had today: on the future of environmental taxation.
This will play an important role in our journey to a climat…