Let's encourage the government to be good European citizens and remove the anti common market vehicle registration tax on cars in Ireland.
If the Government wishes people to vote Yes on the upcoming Lisbon Treaty, the least that they should do is to remove the protectionist barriers and allow people to participate in the Common Market.
David McWilliams explains the issue in his piece in the Sunday Business Post today. He says...
Let’s make a contract with the government. We will vote Yes to the Lisbon Treaty when it starts to treat us European citizens on a par with the other citizens of the union.
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Our state demands that we sign up to a treaty, yet every day it thwarts thousands of citizens who are trying to reap the benefits of the common market.
If an Irish citizen wishes to import a second hand car from the UK, for example, the Government imposes a Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) on the car before it can be used legally in Ireland. This is clearly in contradiction to the European Community laws outlining of "The free movement of goods".
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