European Parliament 3 December 1998, WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3608/98 by Hugh McMAHON to the Commission. EU development and cooperation policy after enlargement

Will the Council say on which grounds it has chosen to include only these two types of energy and, if relevant, provide details on the extension of the application of the reduced VAT rate to other energy sources, including the distribution of thermal energy (heat), especially when it is generated from a renewable energy such as wood? (1) OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 1. (2) OJ C 210, 6.7.1998, p. 215.