The President of the Canary Islands Government, Ángel Víctor Torres, announced this Wednesday on his Twitter profile the approval of the amendment of exemption from the green tax for maritime traffic in the Canary Islands, by the European Parliament.
In addition, Torres recalled that this is not the first amendment approved in the archipelago, in terms of emission rights, but that this "adds" to the already achieved exemption for air transport, a measure that will last until 2030 and that will include all flights with the countries that make up the European Economic Area.
The President of the Canary Islands pointed out that this is "one more step" in defending the peculiarities of the archipelago as an outermost region, as well as for a "fair energy transition".
However, the Lanzarote Business Confederation (CEL) has expressed its concern in this regard, arguing that the green tax on kerosene could increase the price of tickets connecting the Canary Islands with foreign countries, with some "devastating effects". Its president, Francisco Martínez, insists that this could "affect both the tourism sector directly, as well as the activity of small and medium-sized businesses on the island that are supported by this activity".
