Politics House of Representatives
Meat tax seems to be definitely off the table
The House of Representatives seems to have finally put an end to the plans of agriculture minister Henk Staghouwer (ChristenUnie) for a meat tax. A motion by the PVV in which the Chamber asks the government not to introduce a meat tax was adopted this afternoon (Tuesday 10 May).
Staghouwer indicated in a letter to Parliament at the end of March that he would investigate 'how a levy on meat in combination with a return to the production sector could be implemented'. A lot came immediately on the plan criticism from politics, also from government parties VVD and CDA. These parties also supported the motion by Edgar Mulder and Alexander Kops against a meat tax.
Attractive voluntary stopping scheme
A large number of motions were voted on this afternoon. Like Derk's Boswijk (CDA), Tjeerd de Groot (D66), Pieter Grinwis (ChristenUnie) and Thom Van Campen (VVD) to come up with an attractive voluntary stop scheme and to remove (tax) barriers as much as possible this year. In addition, the emission reduction achieved must benefit nature restoration and part for sustainable economy, construction and agriculture, in particular PAS detectors. The motion has been passed.
Workable proposal for derogation
Van Campen, Boswijk, Grinwis, Roelof Bisschop (SGP) and Caroline Van Campen, Boswijk, Grinwis, Roelof Bisschop (SGP) and Caroline van der Plas (BBB). They were supported in the request to the government to inform the House in the short term about the 'destructive consequences' of possible derogation loss and to come up with a feasible proposal to obtain a derogation again.
Insects as animal feed
At the suggestion of Van der Plas, the House asks the cabinet to look at how obstacles in legislation to the use of insects as animal feed can be removed. The House also approved a motion by De Groot to incorporate a clear target with integration into recycled animal feed in the protein strategy, and to report on the progress at least annually to the House. At the request of De Groot and Boswijk, the cabinet is also being asked to 'develop together with the sector an indicator to enable future guidance on the relationship between proteins in animal feed suitable for human consumption and proteins and residual flows that are only suitable for human consumption. fodder'. According to the petitioners, the Netherlands is too dependent on countries outside our continent when it comes to animal feed, and part of the animal feed consists of proteins that are also suitable for human consumption.
Industry's fair contribution to reducing nitrogen emissions
A motion by Joris Thijssen (PvdA) and Laura Bromet (GroenLinks) to formulate concrete targets for the reduction of industrial nitrogen emissions to ensure that industry contributes fairly to solving the nitrogen problem, also received sufficient support. Just like their request to apply the possibilities of measurements of nitrogen, ammonia, CO2, methane and other substances with satellites in addition to the existing techniques. Their motion to explore how 'co-polluting actors' from the agricultural chain, 'including Rabobank and other banks, meat processors and animal feed producers', can also contribute proportionally to the transition fund of €25 billion, did not make it.
Linda van Eekeres
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