Extending the paraffinic diesel tax reduction
Act amending section 2 of the Act on Excise Duty on Liquid Fuels
The tax definition of paraffinic diesel will be expanded, allowing more low-emission fuels to receive a tax reduction of approximately 5 cents per litre. The change will bring fuels such as tall oil-based renewable diesel within the scope of the reduction.
- Status
- Passed with amendments
- Submitted
- 17 Dec 2015
- Latest event
- 8 Mar 2016
- Votes
- 0
- Speeches
- 1
- Confirmed
- 18 Mar 2016
- Statute
- 181/2016
- Source
- eduskunta.fi ↗
What is proposed
The definition of paraffinic diesel fuel will be amended by removing the classification into separate categories and updating the threshold values for density and aromatics to match the latest standard. As a result, the local emissions reduction of approximately 5 cents will be granted to all paraffinic diesel fuels achieving equivalent emissions reductions, regardless of their cetane number.
What it means
The change will improve the competitiveness of renewable and low-emission fuels and treat manufacturers equally. Initially, it will apply to domestic tall oil-based renewable diesel, for which the tax benefit will be at most approximately 6 million euros a year, and the volume of hydrotreated biodiesel covered by the tax concession will rise to approximately 600 million litres a year. The act will enter into force in spring 2016.
How Parliament voted
The bill passed without a vote – no MP proposed rejecting or amending it in plenary.
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1 speech · 1 speaker · 1 debate
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Stages of consideration
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- 17 Dec 2015Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Valtiovarainministeriö
- 4 Feb 2016Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
- 23 Feb 2016Valiokunnan mietintö tai lausunto · valtiovarainvaliokunta
- 1 Mar 2016Ensimmäinen käsittely · Täysistunto
- 4 Mar 2016Toinen käsittely · Täysistunto
- 7 Mar 2016Eduskunnan vastaus ja kirjelmä
Decisions by law proposal1
- 1Laki nestemäisten polttoaineiden valmisteverosta annetun lain 2 §:n muuttamisestaHyväksytty muutettuna · 181/2016 · 18 Mar 2016
Proposed law text
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Main content of the bill (official)
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