FrankRep
01-01-2010, 10:27 AM
Constitutional Council Strikes Down French Carbon Emissions Tax
Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091230-705402.html
French Revolution! Carbon tax ruled unconstitutional just two days before taking effect
Watts Up With That.com
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/29/french-revolution-carbon-tax-ruled-unconstitutional-just-two-days-before-taking-effect/
This new French carbon tax was scheduled to go into law on Jan1, 2010. The tax was steep: 17 euros per ton of carbon dioxide (USD $24.40). In a stunning move, and surely a blow to warmists everywhere, the tax has been found unconstitutional and thrown out. Originally found here (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fskyfal.free.fr%2F%3Fp%3D468) (Google Translation).
Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091230-705402.html
French Revolution! Carbon tax ruled unconstitutional just two days before taking effect
Watts Up With That.com
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/29/french-revolution-carbon-tax-ruled-unconstitutional-just-two-days-before-taking-effect/
This new French carbon tax was scheduled to go into law on Jan1, 2010. The tax was steep: 17 euros per ton of carbon dioxide (USD $24.40). In a stunning move, and surely a blow to warmists everywhere, the tax has been found unconstitutional and thrown out. Originally found here (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fskyfal.free.fr%2F%3Fp%3D468) (Google Translation).