Source : Transport & Environment :: Campaigning for sustainable transport in Europe

On the day the European Commission is set to propose an increase in the minimum level of road diesel taxation in Europe (1), a new study shows that average road fuel taxes in Europe have declined by 10 cents per litre in real terms since 1999.  If taxes had been inflation-corrected and the revenues used to lower labour taxes, 350,000 jobs would have been saved, oil imports would have been cut by €11 billion, and road transport CO2 emissions would have been 6% lower, according to the report (2).