Starting in 2027, EU citizens will experience a significant increase in the cost of everyday life. Driving, heating, and housing will become more expensive due to an EU climate tax, and citizens' freedoms will be restricted.

Starting in 2027, driving, heating, and housing will become significantly more expensive. Fuel prices and energy bills will rise, while our freedom of choice will be increasingly restricted. This is because we will then pay an additional European climate tax. For former MEP Rob Roos, this is just the beginning: "Now it's about houses and cars. Later, this tax will be extended to food products such as dairy and meat, clothing, and flying. The carbon budget could be the next step."

Climate-neutral Europe, expensive Europe

" This will definitely be at the expense of consumers. Everything will become more expensive ," said Rob Roos, who served in the European Parliament for JA-21 until July 2024 (previously for FVD). He was personally involved in the negotiations on this dossier. He has since retired from politics and works as an entrepreneur and opinion leader. He says he " pushed the brakes in vain " at the time. ETS-2 [European Emissions Trading System 2] is an indirect tax, he explains. "Companies that sell oil and gas have to buy CO2 certificates. They pass these costs on to the consumer. " He cites a concrete example: " If you are a plumbing company with 20 installation vans, your work will become more expensive. These higher costs are ultimately passed on to the customer. "