Traduction de «Gas Tax Fund » (Anglais → Français) :

That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure plays a vital role in the creation and protection of jobs, and that infrastructure is a strategic asset that supports vibrant, prosperous and sustainable communities; (b) act immediately to counter the crisis of crumbling infrastructure and the very real risks it poses to the economy, security, and the quality of life of Canadians; (c) develop a legislative framework, with clear targets, to provide sustainable, predictable and long term infrastructure funding agreements with provinces, territories, municipalities, First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities; (d) cooperate with stakeholders to encourage the ...[+++] use of sustainable and innovative infrastructure design models, and to develop sustainable building codes that favour energy and water conservation and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and take into account changing demographics and evolving rural-urban linkages; (e) index the Gas Tax Fund to economic and population growth and increase the existing gas tax transfer by one cent per litre, and consider other alternative funding mechanisms to ensure municipalities, large and small, have the long-term capacity to build and maintain public infrastructure; and (f) acknowledge its exclusive financial responsibility for, and immediately announce its intention to replace, the Champlain Bridge.

(e) index the Gas Tax Fund to economic and population growth and increase the existing gas tax transfer by one cent per litre, and consider other alternative funding mechanisms to ensure municipalities, large and small, have the long-term capacity to build and maintain public infrastructure;

16. Recalls that in the Joint 2007 Africa-EU Strategy, EU and African leaders pledged to take the necessary measures to ensure that illegally acquired assets, including funds, are investigated and returned to their countries of origin; urges the Member States to act accordingly and in compliance with the UN Convention Against Corruption, in order to ensure the restitution of frozen assets to the Libyan people in the future; stresses that a coordinated EU action is necessary to enact the freezing of assets held by the Gaddafi family ...[+++]and known associates in Europe or in European financial institutions operating in any tax havens, ensuring that EU banks observe due diligence requirements with respect to any potential illicit funds transferred from Libya; stresses that any measures should embrace the totality of assets, including the sovereign wealth funds managed by the Libyan Investment Authority, estimated at $60-80bn worldwide; calls for the freezing of assets to include the proceeds of oil and gas sales; calls on the Council and Member States to fully disclose details on all assets frozen;

36. Welcomes the Council's call to strengthen and supplement critical infrastructure; calls on the Commission to implement the trans-European energy networks and establish a priority interconnection plan, without neglecting the liquefied natural gas reception regasification infrastructure and storage facilities; welcomes the special attention given to the isolated regions of the EU; stresses the importance of further developing European interconnection and grid infrastructure to bring increasing levels of offshore wind power onto markets; notes that cross-border interconnections will require special measures e.g. the pre ...[+++]ferential funding or tax exemptions; notes that completing the missing links in TENs will improve security of supply, as well as contribute to the completion of the internal market;

30. Welcomes the Council’s call to strengthen and supplement critical infrastructure; calls on the Commission to implement the trans-European energy networks and establish a priority interconnection plan, without neglecting the liquefied natural gas reception regasification infrastructure and storage facilities; welcomes the special attention given to the isolated regions of the EU; stresses the importance of further developing European interconnection and grid infrastructure to bring increasing levels of offshore wind power onto markets; notes that cross-border interconnections will require special measures e.g. pre ...[+++]ferential funding or tax exemptions; notes that completing the missing links in TENs will improve security of supply, as well as contributing to the completion of the internal market;

30. Welcomes the Council's call to strengthen and supplement critical infrastructure; calls on the Commission to implement the trans-European energy networks and establish a priority interconnection plan, without neglecting liquefied natural gas reception, regasification infrastructure and storage facilities; welcomes the special attention given to the isolated regions of the EU; stresses the importance of further developing European interconnection and grid infrastructure to bring increasing levels of offshore wind power onto markets; notes that cross-border interconnections will require special measures, such as pre ...[+++]ferential funding or tax exemptions; notes that completing the missing links in trans-European networks will improve security of supply, as well as contributing to the completion of the internal market;