Hybrid vehicles for MPs

A DISY MP has proposed revising the lawmakers’ privilege to a duty-free car upon their election to only include hybrid vehicles.
In a letter to House President Marios Garoyian, Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis said the “common practice of every MP to buy a car with a large engine and high emissions, is an act that does not send the right environmental messages.”
“The production of large quantities of pollutants causes taxpayers to pay huge sums in fines,” Hadjiyiannis said.
He said implementing this proposal would have symbolic value because it would highlight the interest of the state and politicians in protecting the environment and raising awareness.
Parliament could replace this privilege of purchasing conventional cars with hybrids, Hadjiyiannis said.
“This measure can be extended to cover all government vehicles, including those of the security forces and the President of the Republic,” the DISY deputy said.

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