Molly refers FlyBe rescue package to EU competition commissioner over potential breach of state aid rules
Molly points to the implications of the rescue package on efforts to tackle climate change as well as potential breaching EU state aid rules.
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The last thing the government should do is throw a lifeline to Flybe
Rather than prop up failing airlines we need to invest in environmentally sustainable transport, argues Molly for the Guardian.
Green MEP condemns plan to reduce Air Passenger Duty to save FlyBe
Molly says that in light of the accelerating climate emergency it is absurd to suggest that we should provide a further boost to the aviation industry.
US threaten action against French digital tax
Molly responds to threats from the US Trade Department that it may retaliate for the imposition of a tax on big technology companies in France.
Call for red card for Italy’s tax sweetener
Molly is one of a group of Green MEPs who have written to the EU Commission asking them to investigate whether a new tax incentive in Italy breaches EU competition law or constitutes state aid.
Brexit is political poison, and it’s green policies that are suffering
Molly writes for the Guardian on how a spat over VAT on solar batteries shows how Brussels-bashing is taking precedence over urgent social priorities.
Greens pledge support for kerosene tax to ‘clip the wings’ of aviation
As a consultation on Heathrow expansion is launched the UKs seven Green MEPs are backing a European petition demanding tax on aviation fuel.
Brexit pushing a race to the bottom on taxing the wealthy, new report finds
A new report from Greens concludes countries are creating special tax regimes to attract wealthy financiers and property tycoons away from Britain post-Brexit.
Green MEP accuses UK of pressuring EU to delist its Overseas Territories from tax blacklist
Molly comments on Oxfam’s latest report on the EU’s tax haven blacklist which is expected to give several UK tax havens a clean bill of health.
European Commission rule Luxembourg did not give selective tax treatment to McDonald’s but criticise company’s unfair tax practices
Molly criticises McDonalds, saying European citizens cannot stomach any more anti-social tax avoidance by corporations who dominate their daily lives.
