7 Amendments of Krzysztof HETMAN related to 2015/0000(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Notes that many Member States still have large deficits and that there is a need to develop fiscal responsibility programmes that are fully compatible with quality job creation, and economic growth and welfare state sustainability; calls on the Commission, which has already received the national budget proposals for 2016, and within the framework of COM(2015)00121, to provide a flexiblemaintain a process of fiscal responsibility at national level that allows for the adoption ofpreserves socially responsible and economically efficient policies aimed at decent job creation; __________________ 1 COM(2015)0012, ‘Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the SGP’.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
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3. Welcomes the fostering of a European investment policy aimed at boosting growth and job creation; considers it regrettable, however, that Parliament’s call3 to promote social investment not only in pursuit of financial profit but also with the aim of promoting a positive social impact has been neglected; __________________ 3 Resolutionof 11 March 2015 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0068), paragraphs 10 and 18.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the recommendations on the need to move forward within new labour reforms, and calls for such reforms, if carried out, to guarantee social dialogue and to ensure necessary political consensus in order to be sustainable and effective; considers it regrettable that many labour reforms have not ensured the required balance between flexibility and security, resulting in, for example, the exclusion of millions of workers from collective bargaining; calls for labour reforms capable of reducing fragmentation, putting an end to insecurity and increasing the productivity and competitiveness of our economy while ensuring decent jobs and living wages through investment in human capital;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
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5. Points out that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have warned of the social (in-work poverty) and economic (depressed internal demand) problems caused by the wage devaluation that has occurred in recent years; noting that issues concerning wages belong strictly to national competence, considers it regrettable that there is no reference to the importance of increasing wages, especially in those countries where wages are below the poverty threshold; supports recommendations calling for better adaptation of wages to productivity and underlines that wages should not undermine the competitiveness of Member States; recalls that minimum wages differ substantially between Member States (Bulgaria EUR 184/month, Luxembourg EUR 1 923/month), and reiterates its request for a study4 on this issue; __________________ 4 Resolution of 11 March 2015 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0068), paragraph 47.
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take note of the IMF2 report on the causes and consequences of inequality, which states that the increase in the income gap is negatively affecting economic growth and the potential for job creation; calls for enhanced efforts to shift taxation burden away from labour towards other sources, effective action on labour taxation, labour markets and redistributive policies to facilitate greater and upward economic and social convergence; __________________ 2 IMF report ‘Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective’, June 2015.
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
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8. Notes thate high rates inof long-term unemployment in the EU, especially in some Member States, are resulting in an increasing number of workers losing their benefits before finding a new job; considers it regrettable that many Member States have limited access to suchunemployment benefits or have reduced the amount available and/or the eligibility period for them; considers it important to maintain a balance between adequate social protection and adequate incentives for active job searching; calls for a specific study on such incentives at EU level; and calls on theencourages Member States to guaranteenvisage minimum income schemes to avoid pockets of social exclusion and ensure a minimum income to familiein accordance with each Member State’s customs and traditions;
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11