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What EU treaty, when being voted on carried the 'promise' of lower cost cars?

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  • 29-11-2008 1:19pm
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    Carlow52
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    I may be wrong about this but my recollection is that one of the EU treaties held the promise of lower cost cars.
    Once the treaty got passed, the Gov sought and got a derogation for X years from introducing the newer lower cost and when that ran out, in came VRT.
    Thanks


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    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    Yes, but that's ok.
    Because the Irish Government will retain the right to keep those extra taxes going when we sign up to Lisbon, just in case you were worried they wouldn't:D...


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    utick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 562 ✭✭✭utick


    studiorat wrote: »
    when we sign up to Lisbon,t:D...


    so its not a matter if we sign up to lisbon, only a matter of when? :rolleyes:


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    budweiserfrogie
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    utick wrote: »
    so its not a matter if we sign up to lisbon, only a matter of when? :rolleyes:

    :eek: If my vote and enough other votes are no again.
    Would this not mean a no to lisbon treaty again?


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    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    utick wrote: »
    so its not a matter if we sign up to lisbon, only a matter of when? :rolleyes:

    Do you really think if there is another No vote it won't go through under a different name? If that happens the likes of Libertas and their ilk will have their Federal European state and their european president.


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