8 Amendments of Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA related to 2022/2080(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Pandora Papers revealed how high-net-worth individuals, including politically exposed persons, criminals, public officials and celebrities, are assisted by intermediaries, such as banks, accountants and law firms, in designing complex corporate structures registered in secrecy jurisdictions or tax havens in close cooperation with offshore professional service providers in order to shield income and assets from taxation and possibly launder money;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that, as exposed by the Pandora Papers9 , PwCsome consultancy firms, along with other western firms, had a central role in assisting Russian oligarchs with their investments in the West through their networks of offshore shell companies10 ; regrets the absence of visible investigations into the intermediary sector in the EU following the Pandora Papers and the EU’s sanctions on Russian oligarchs; calls on the authorities in the Member States to investigate any wrongdoing by these firms; _________________ 10 ‘How Western Firms Quietly Enabled Russian Oligarchs’, The New York Times, 9 March 2022. 9 ‘The oligarch’s accountants: How PwC helped a Russia steel baron grow his offshore empire’, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Pandora Papers, 11 April 2022.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Observes, in parallel, a growing trend for countries, and EU Member States in particular, to adopt legal frameworks designed to attract high-net-worth individuals, foreign pensioners and highly skilled workers to invest or live in their territory, notably granting them generous tax benefits and exemptions which do not apply to nationals, in addition to offering golden visas and selling citizenship opportunities; considers that these realities must be evaluated on the basis of their respect for the EU competition legal framework;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 118 #
14. Calls on the governments of the Member States to reverse the trend of curbing the taxes of top earners and proceed with the adoption of net wealth taxes; considers that such taxes should have a tailored scope to fit the asset portfolio of the wealthiest individuals, focusing on property, succession, financial assets and luxury goods above certain thresholds; calls on the Commission to promote initiatives at EU level to coordinate the implementation of such taxes in order to prevent evasion and avoidance in the single market; Observes that, from an efficiency and an equity perspective, there are limited arguments for having a net wealth tax when broad-based personal income taxes are in place. Acknowledges that net wealth taxes entail different risks such as double taxation, negative effects on entrepreneurship and liquidity concerns1a; _________________ 1a OECD. Publishing, 2018. The Role and Design of Net Wealth Taxes in the OECD. OECD.
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a Council directive laying down rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes and amending Directive 2011/16/EU14 ; calls on the Council to swiftly adopt the proposal once Parliament has submitted its opinion, taking into consideration its proposals and the need to reach an agreement based on proportionate and adequate rules, safeguarding the competitiveness of European companies, namely SMEs; _________________ 14 COM(2021)0565.
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is deeply disappointed by the failure of finance ministers to adopt the much-needed reform of the Code of Conduct for Business Taxation on 7 December 2021, after several unsuccessful attempts; condemns Hungary and Estonia, in particular, for blocking the reform; calls on the Council to consider the Parliaments proposals in this regard, in full respect of the set of EU competences in the field of taxation;