Activities of Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ related to 2011/2271(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual tax report (short presentation)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the Europe 2020 strategy for intelligent, sustainable and inclusive growth, growth and job creation must not be achieved without strengthening, deepening and broadening the single market, and therefore one of its fundamental aims is the creation of the single market for 21st century Europe;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas comprehensive and sustained fiscal consolidation is necessary to restore fiscal credibility, and the reduction of, in order to reduce debt, requires both expenditure restraint and tax increases, while growth-oriented tax changes must be given priority, while tax changes must be given priority which will create the foundations for long-term growth;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that taxation is still a matter for national sovereignty and that the different structures of the Member States’ (MS) tax systems should therefore be respected; notes that Treaty changes – and therefore complete agreement among the Member States – would be necessary in order for decision-making on tax policies to be transferred from the national to the EU level;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that MS with high deficits will have to increase tax revenues through higher taxes, pursue expenditure reductions and increase public savings;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission and MS to cooperate in order to increase transparency and reduce loopholes and uncertainties for businesses and citizens with regard to tax collection; calls on them to ensure that they do not increase bureaucracy excessively as a result;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals on corporate taxation, green and consumption taxation, good governance and double taxation which Member States can apply in their fiscal policies in accordance with their different tax systems;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to share information about best practices in Europe concerning information to citizens and businesses, to develop appropriate tools for exchange of information and to set up pilot projects which it will in due course assess with a view to ensuring that it is possible to derive long-term benefit from them as well;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Ask the MS to support the Commission’s plans to improve the coordination and cooperation with and between MS’ tax administrations on appropriate solutions to prevent double taxation and other cross- border tax obstacles;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and MS to find ways of removing tax obstacles to cross-border work and transnational mobility as soon as possible so that the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy – namely increased economic growth and employment – can be attained as soon as possible;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to more actively pursue complaints and ensure greater transparency and information for citizens on the results of complaints about MS’ tax laws and infringement cases in the tax field, as well as on their follow-up;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that it is in the interest of business and citizens to remove tax barriers within the single market as soon as possible since they are an obstacle to cross- border activities and investments in the EU;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to propose a binding dispute settlement mechanism which Member States may use optionally, as suggested by the Monti report, covering double taxation suffered by individuals and businesses;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that the lack of tax transparency and the failure to elimination ofe tax avoidance threaten government revenues and cost billions of euro;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – point 3
Paragraph 28 – point 3
continue to share information about aggressive tax planning schemes on corporate losses, their detection and response strategies, and measure and then publish information on the effectiveness of the strategies used;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30