Russia is waiting for the European Union’s response to the request of explanations about the injected “carbon tax”. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov.
The EU invented a new tax on carbon footprint, the goods that the EU deems have a carbon footprint exceeding the EU established level, will be addressed by an additional tax, “he said during communication with the pupils of the St. Petersburg Pension Ministry of Defense of Russia.
According to the diplomat, Russian experts considered the carbon trail of unacceptable and contradictory WTO standards.
“We set this question to the European Union, asked them to explain. We are waiting for the reaction,” Lavrov added.
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