<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Italian Government’s policy of levying seemingly ‘environmentally friendly’ taxes (the so-called sugar tax and plastic tax) has already led to protests from producers and workers against these taxes, which are widely recognised as being unnecessary and economically harmful, while having little or no effect on the environment.As a result of these new taxes, scheduled to be introduced in 2020, not only have a number of food and drink businesses stated that they want to stop investing in Italy, but they have even said they want to close down existing factories. In Catania, for example, because of these new taxes, a local factory is likely to make a number of employees redundant, whilst at the same time relocating its production facilities to a country outside the EU, but on the European continent. Further closures or staff cuts are a possibility in other regions, too.In the light of the above, can the Commission:– take action to protect competitiveness in the EU, to stop European companies from relocating when faced with choices that are of no ecological or environmental value;– take measures to ensure that an ideological or falsely ecological approach does not have a negative impact on our companies and our workers;– protect the European food and drinks sector, which is often at the cutting edge of recycling, sustainability and the circular economy?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [1]. </s>
The Italian Government’s policy of levying seemingly ‘environmentally friendly’ taxes (the so-called sugar tax and plastic tax) has already led to protests from producers and workers against these taxes, which are widely recognised as being unnecessary and economically harmful, while having little or no effect on the environment.As a result of these new taxes, scheduled to be introduced in 2020, not only have a number of food and drink businesses stated that they want to stop investing in Italy, but they have even said they want to close down existing factories. In Catania, for example, because of these new taxes, a local factory is likely to make a number of employees redundant, whilst at the same time relocating its production facilities to a country outside the EU, but on the European continent. Further closures or staff cuts are a possibility in other regions, too.In the light of the above, can the Commission:– take action to protect competitiveness in the EU, to stop European companies from relocating when faced with choices that are of no ecological or environmental value;– take measures to ensure that an ideological or falsely ecological approach does not have a negative impact on our companies and our workers;– protect the European food and drinks sector, which is often at the cutting edge of recycling, sustainability and the circular economy?