22 Amendments of Marco ZANNI related to 2014/2144(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. UnderlinDeplores the fact that the fight againstEU has proved to be a fertile ground for tax fraud, tax evasion, tax avoidance, aggressive tax planning and tax havens, and an improved framework for the correct funcs recently evidenced by the Luxleaks scandal. Calls for the adoptioning of the Sa single Market via effective tax policy legislation, can be achieved better with a common approaclegislative framework at European level to effectively prevent such practices, with a view to ending this drain on resources that could otherwise be used to stimulate economic growth;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets, too, the fact that the European Commission is actually headed by the prime mover behind the planning and implementation of aggressive tax agreements that turned Luxembourg into one of Europe's principal tax havens;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that increased tax policy harmonisationa radical reform of Member States’ taxation systems designed to shift the fiscal burden away from economic activities that sustain the real economy and employment towards unproductive activities with no added value for society would ensure that Member States’ tax policies support wider EU policy objectives as set out in the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Deplores the fact that the EU’s new economic governance, by forcing fiscal policy into rigid and unrealistic budgetary constraints and requiring Member States to increase taxes, has undermined final growth targets and led the Union to the brink of a third recession;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to develop concrete proposals on how to tackle tax obstacles that hinder the cross-border activity of individuals and businesses in the Single Market, and to further develop tools that increase transparency on taxation rules and regulationfor the introduction of new instruments that increase transparency and encourage simplification of taxation rules that are in force both in the EU and in the MSs for the benefit of European citizens and SMEs;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to put forward concrete proposals to tackle the VAT gap, taking into account the recent proposals as adopted by the Council, and to evaluate proposals on a definite VAT system by Spring 2015between the EU Member States and calls on the Commission to present a specific proposal for reduction of consumer taxes in a bid to boost the real economy;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the joint statement of 6 May 2014 by 10 MSs on enhanced cooperation on the FTT and the progress of its implementation; calls on participating MSs to reach an agreement including derivative transactions by the endDeplores the fact that the eleven Member States applying the enhanced cooperation procedure have fallen short of their commitment of May 2014, having failed to conclude their negotiations concerning the financial transaction tax; calls on participating MSs accordingly to reach as soon as possible an agreement including derivative transactions and the residence principle by the first quarter of 20145;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on MSs to agree to a compulsory CCCTBthe Council to approve the compulsory CCCTB required to achieve a common consolidated corporation tax base in line with the Commission proposal of 2011, as a comprehensive and long-term solution to tacklefor the elimination of company tax obstacledistortions in the Single Market ;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Commission to fully cooperate with the OECD, the G20 and developing countries to address BEPS and to report regularly to Parliament and the Council on the progress made, and to work towards a proposal on EU implementing measures following up on the OECD’s BEPS;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the introduction of country- by-country (CbC) reporting; calls on, but requests the Commission also to introduce, as a next stepswiftly as possible, CbC reporting for cross-border companies in all sectors and in all the countries in which they operate;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Requests that information exchange is extended at the earliest opportunity to cross-border tax rulings to ensure that all companies operating in the EU fulfil their obligations in all MSs and enhance transparency; calls also for the definitive abolition of the banking secret;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to propose, and on MSs to agree on, a common EU position and a set of criteria for the definition of tax havens; recalls the call for appropriate measures, including a public European blacklist of tax havensfor a blacklist to be drawn up of such tax havens, including those in the EU, by 31 December 2014;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for authorities to suspend or revoke the banking licences of financial institutions if they assist in tax fraud;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the introduction of stronger sanctions to prevent companies breaching or dodging EU tax standards, by refraining from granting EU funding and access to state aid or to public procurement to fraudulent companies;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls Parliament’s plea24 for a strengthening of the economic governance framework; calls on the Commission and MSs to enhance the use of the European Semester by integrating the EU tax gap strategy into the annual national stability and growth programmes and national reform programmes; __________________ 24 Resolution on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2014 priorities (texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0038) and resolution on Fight against Tax Fraud, Tax Evasion and Tax Havens (texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0205).Calls on the Commission and MSs to completely overall the design of the European Semester as it has proved to be totally ineffective in stimulating growth; __________________
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the quantitative measurement of macroeconomic targets should be accompanied by qualitative indicators (social, occupational and environmental, for example), in order to address long-term goalsthe goals of Europa 2020; calls on the Commission, when drafting the country- specific recommendations, to carry out an in-depth study of the MSs’ differences;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on MSs to rethink their tax systems and introduce reforms aimed at ensuring that fair contributions are made by all economic and financial sectors. They should also shift the tax burden away from labour toand consumption towards other forms of sustainable and indirect taxation in order to promote growth and job creation. The financial transaction tax and eco-taxes such as the carbon tax offer a useful means of achieving that objective;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges MSs, when to introducing property taxes,e a carbon tax and a financial transaction tax and hence to ensure the fundamental right of accommodation, by protecting the principal house of each taxpayer;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Requests that reforming tax expenditureConsiders that national tax reforms should not result in an unjustified decrease in public expenditures. Those reforms should provide for alternative and innovative sources of revenue, such as the FTT and the carbon tax, which support productive public spending and discourage activities that generate negative externalities;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25