EU considers 10-year delay on shipping carbon taxes

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The EU is considering delaying shipping fuel taxes for 10 years under a draft proposal that aims to stall energy tax reforms, news agency Reuters has reported.

The draft proposal exempts vessels from fuel taxes until 2035, as opposed to the original proposal, which would have seen them phased in from 2023 to be implemented in full by 2033.

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