SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 23 May. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, was convinced this Monday of finding the “appropriate solutions” so that mobility in the Canary Islands is not penalized if the European Union finally approves the so-called ‘green tax’ for flights.
Speaking to journalists after attending Tenerife at the beginning of the dismantling of the Cepsa Refinery, he acknowledged that he is not aware of the proposals of the Canarian Government – he requests the exemption for international flights and, failing that, works on a system of incentives for airlines- – but maintains that they are always “very reasonable” because of their knowledge of the terrain.
Thus, he pointed out that the Canary Islands have some “singularities” derived from their status as an Outermost Region (RUP), such as the fact that “it is not easy” to move towards Europe and the Peninsula, hence the need to “take great care” in the ways of transportation and relative cost.
According to the agreement of the last Conference of Presidents of the Canary ORs, it will enjoy until 2030 the exemption from the ‘green tax’ on domestic flights and it is now being negotiated, with the endorsement of the EC, that the measure also apply to flights inter-island
