Health Boards
Sun-01-04-2012, 10:18 AM
The second round of talks about the new Skin Tax is being discussed today by members of the European Parliament in Brussels. It’s estimated that Psoriasis costs businesses in each EU country over €97 Million in lost working hours, and the health systems another €853 Million. Taking into account other skin problems the total loss to the EU is estimated to be €232.7 Billion per year.
The new Skin Tax has been put forward as a cost cutting measure to help with the Euro Crisis, and the 751 members of the European Parliament have been asked to give suggestions for the new Skin Tax.
Today is the second round of discussions before the proposals accepted from the first round of talks are put to the vote. The results of the vote will choose the top two proposals which will go forward to be discussed at the third and final round.
The proposals already accepted from the first round of talks are:
#1 Everyone over the age of 18 will have to pay a Skin Tax of €17 per annum.
#2 All people over the age of 16 with a skin complaint will have to pay a Skin Tax of €57 per annum.
#3 All adults will pay €5 per annum, children €1 per anum, pensioners and unemployed will be exempt, but people classified as obese will have to pay an extra €0.05 per kilo they are classified as overweight.
#4 A €2.50 Skin Tax charged to all adult visitors to the EU from a non-member country. It’s estimated that this option will bring in €200 Billion per annum with a bonus of another €1.3 Billion for this year’s Olympics in the UK.
#5 Only people with healthy skin over the age of 18 and in work will pay a Skin Tax of €12 per annum. Those people with healthy skin not in work but over 18 will have to do 1 hour hospital community service per year.
As a psoriasis patient the best option for you would be #5 as you wouldn’t have to pay any Skin Tax.
So what can you do?
Well you could talk to your local politician who has a seat on the European Parliament and try to swing him/her to Option #5.
But probably the best thing would be to make your voice heard at the online Skin Tax Poll which has been set up by FSTFA (free skin treatment for all) they have the 5 options above on the poll with the addition of their own choice which is “The Skin Tax proposals are against EU health regulation BF19353/E-section5D2”
EU regulations BF19353/E-section5D2 states that a Europe wide change in any form of funding for dermatologic healthcare, cannot be decided upon without full representation from a body of 5 dermatologists from each EU member country.
The new Skin Tax has been put forward as a cost cutting measure to help with the Euro Crisis, and the 751 members of the European Parliament have been asked to give suggestions for the new Skin Tax.
Today is the second round of discussions before the proposals accepted from the first round of talks are put to the vote. The results of the vote will choose the top two proposals which will go forward to be discussed at the third and final round.
The proposals already accepted from the first round of talks are:
#1 Everyone over the age of 18 will have to pay a Skin Tax of €17 per annum.
#2 All people over the age of 16 with a skin complaint will have to pay a Skin Tax of €57 per annum.
#3 All adults will pay €5 per annum, children €1 per anum, pensioners and unemployed will be exempt, but people classified as obese will have to pay an extra €0.05 per kilo they are classified as overweight.
#4 A €2.50 Skin Tax charged to all adult visitors to the EU from a non-member country. It’s estimated that this option will bring in €200 Billion per annum with a bonus of another €1.3 Billion for this year’s Olympics in the UK.
#5 Only people with healthy skin over the age of 18 and in work will pay a Skin Tax of €12 per annum. Those people with healthy skin not in work but over 18 will have to do 1 hour hospital community service per year.
As a psoriasis patient the best option for you would be #5 as you wouldn’t have to pay any Skin Tax.
So what can you do?
Well you could talk to your local politician who has a seat on the European Parliament and try to swing him/her to Option #5.
But probably the best thing would be to make your voice heard at the online Skin Tax Poll which has been set up by FSTFA (free skin treatment for all) they have the 5 options above on the poll with the addition of their own choice which is “The Skin Tax proposals are against EU health regulation BF19353/E-section5D2”
EU regulations BF19353/E-section5D2 states that a Europe wide change in any form of funding for dermatologic healthcare, cannot be decided upon without full representation from a body of 5 dermatologists from each EU member country.
