15 Amendments of Anneliese DODDS related to 2016/2100(INI)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas tax evasion, tax fraud and tax havens are costing the EU taxpayers billions of euros (some estimates put the figure as high as one trillion euros) per year in lost revenue, distorting competition in the single market between those companies who pay their fair share of tax and those who do not;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the sharing economy is offering EU consumers numerous innovative products and services; calls on the Commission to ensure that firms operating in the collaborative economy, such as Uber, abide by competition law and do not seek to undermine the level playing field by, for example, circumventing employment or taxation rules in order to gain an unfair competitive advantage; reiterates that beside the taxation and security aspects, the Commission should also examine its competition aspects; underlines that national or EU rules must not impose the same conditions for different kinds of services;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that competition in the telecommunications sector is essential, not only to drive innovation and investment in networks but also to encourage affordable prices and choice of services for consumers; calls on the Commission, therefore, to safeguard competition in this sector, including with regard to spectrum allocation; welcomes the Commission decision to stop the merger of the mobile phone service providers O2 and Three in the UK, to the benefit of European consumers;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the Commission's rulings on Apple, Fiat, Starbucks and others, and looks forward to the outcomes of investigations into preferential tax rulings for McDonalds, Amazon and GDF Suez;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission to allocate greater resources to investigating tax rulings that create State aid concerns and to approach such investigations in a systematic manner, so as to ensure that all cases where illegal state aid has been granted are ultimately investigates, and governments and companies alike can be certain that any such case of illegal state aid will be discovered and overturned;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on the Commission to consider the introduction of sanctions in cases of illegal State Aid, in addition to the repayment of the original state aide; considers that such sanctions should be applied either against the state or company involved, or both, so as to avoid a situation whereby the member State found guilty of State Aid violation is punished by simply recouping its original payment;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls on the Member States to publish information on their tax rulings in order to enhance transparency for citizens; calls on the Commission to publish a summary of the main tax rulings agreed in the previous year, based on information contained in a secure central directory, including at least a description of the issues addressed in the tax ruling, and a description of the criteria used to determine an advance pricing arrangement and identify the Member State(s) most likely to be affected;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Stresses that State aid proceedings alone cannot put a permanent stop to the unfair tax competition in a number of Member States; believes that, following consecutive leaks from Luxembourg, Panama and the Bahamas, it is clear that further results are required, with progress needing to be made on the implementation of a common consolidated corporate tax base, on the obligation on large companies to report publically their turnover and profits on a 'country-by-country' basis, and on the introduction by Member States of greater transparency in their tax practices and mutual reporting requirements;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’'s Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy, and agrees with its five interrelated policy dimensions; also stresses that the EU needs to move away from an economy driven by fossil fuels and promote a sustainable energy model based on ambitious, binding targets on energy efficiency, renewables and decarbonisation;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to promote the market integration of renewable energy sources in order to avoid distortions of competition; underlines, however, the responsibility of Member States in promoting and financing the production and use of renewable energy; recalls Article 194 of the Treaty outlining that Union policy shall aim to promote the development of renewable energy;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to investigate the nature and substance of distortions in the retail market, to include considering the potential of territorial supply constraints on retailers to lead to market fragmentation and the potential for large supermarkets which dominate the market to distort competition within supply chains; emphasises the importance of all stakeholders disclosing relevant information;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Reiterates its concern (as expressed in its resolution of 11 June 2013 on social housing in the European Union) about the restrictive definition of social housing given by the Commission within the field of competition policy; calls on the Commission to clarify this definition on the basis of an exchange of best practice and experience between the Member States, taking into account the fact that social housing is conceived of, and managed, in different ways in different Member States, regions and local communities;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls for an immediate investigation into competition concerns arising from the Formula One Motorsport industry;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Calls on the Commission, when developing and implementing competition policy, to take into account the fact that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises constitute the vast majority of companies in the EU; stresses, in that context, the need for user-friendly competition rules for smaller businesses who wish to operate online and cross- border within the single market;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Considers it essential for the Commission to continue to promote better cooperation among national competition authorities in the EU;