French Revolution! Carbon tax ruled unconstitutional just two days before taking effect
Watts Up With That?
01 Gennaio 2010
La tassa sulle emissioni di CO2 voluta da Sarkozy è dichiarata incostituzionale dalla suprema corte francese
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 (Google Translation).
Lord Monckton was kind enough to assist me in deciphering the meaning of the ruling and writes:
In France, if at least 60 Deputies of the House and
60 Senators appeal to the Constitutional Council, it has the power to
pronounce …
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