Activities of Bernd LUCKE related to 2016/2270(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on minimum income policies as a tool for fighting poverty
Amendments (13)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a number ofcertain Member States have been coerced into reducing budget deficits and cutting theirto deal with severe budget deficits, increased debt levels and, as a result, cuts on social spending,; which has undermined public health, educaereas - unlike investment - transfers and government consumption, social security and housing systemshould never be debt- financed;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas tax avoidance and tax evasion schemes have deprived countries of revenue that is essential for a robust social state and public welfare policies, leading to worsening povertyreduced government revenue which could be spent on better conditions for economic growth, rising incomes and social policies;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, according to thea ILO2 , transfers and social benefits are the most powerfulresearch paper made on 13 G20 nations, redistributive social transfer and tax policies were important factors for reducing inequalitiesmitigating income inequalities; whereas this is not at all surprising; _________________ 2 Decomposing income inequality into factor income components: Evidence from selected G20 countries, p. 1.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas reducing inequality by redistributive policies may entail serious disincentives for the productive use of labor and capital, thereby increasing unemployment and reducing the fiscal scope for social policies;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas some member states are launching pilot projects for testing universal basic income policies, such as in Finland, where a random sample of 2,000 unemployed persons will receive an unconditional sum of EUR 560 per month, which should produce an adequate incentive to accept temporary and part-time work;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas universal basic income could be one of the solutions for reforming social security, cutting red tape, poverty and unemployment;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that urgent practical steps need to be taken to eradicfurther mitigate poverty and social exclusion and promote the fair distribution of income and wealth;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for priority to be given, when shaping macroeconomic poreducing social inequalities by enabling people to make best use of their gifts and capabilicties, to reducing social inequalities and guaranteeing universal free access to public social servicecalls for focusing social support on those which are both poor and unable to earn a sufficient income by their own efforts;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Points out that social policies may use as instruments either minimum income or minimum wages but not both, points out that social policies are an obligation of the state and not an obligation of private employers; points out that mimimum wage laws are at risk of contributing to the loss of jobs for low-skilled workers;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Points out that social support must always be distinctively lower than wage income for those who work;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that an increase in social transfers and progressive, fair and redistributive tax systems, alongside measures to combat tax avoidance and tax evasion, are prerequisites forcan increase economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Argues that minimum income schemes are essential transitional instruments in reducing and fighting poverty, and they should be seen as a social investment;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5