34 Amendments of Aurore LALUCQ related to 2021/2061(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Communication of 27 May 2020 entitled ‘Europe’s moment: Repair and Prepare for the Next Generation’ (COM(2020)456),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document of 27 May 2020 entitled ‘Identifying Europe’s recovery needs’ (COM(2020)456),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 6 June 2021 entitled ‘European Parliament’s Scrutiny on the ongoing assessment by the Commission and the Council of the national recovery and resilience plans’,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Communication of 4 March 2021 entitled ‘The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan’ (COM(2021)102),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
– having regard to the Porto Social Commitment of 7 May 2021 of the Council, the Commission, the Parliament and social partners,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Communication of 17 September 2020 entitled ‘Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021’ (COM(2020)0575),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
– having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 16 December 2020 on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources (P9_TA- PROV(2020)0358),
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Semester plays an essential role in coordinating economic, employment, social and budgetary policies in the Member States; notes that the Semester, has been expanded to include, among other aspects, issues related to the financial sector and taxation, as well as objectives of the UN SDGs; notes that in order to further strengthen economic and social resilience, the EU must deliver on the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas reference values of up to 3 % of planned or actual government deficit and 60 % of debt to GDP are defined by the TFEU; whereas these reference values were established in the early 1990s under fundamentally different economic circumstances and they are not based on a scientific analysis of the debt sustainability of public budgets;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas the corporate income tax rate in the European Union has been reduced by more than half since 1980s, from 50 % in 1985 to 21 % now1a; _________________ 1a https://www.taxobservatory.eu
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the EU is estimated to lose between €160 and €190 billion each year due to corporate tax avoidance2a; _________________ 2a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2016/558776/EPRS_STU(2 016)558776_EN.pdf
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas a minimum effective tax rate of 21 % could help EU governments get an additional revenue of some €100 billion per year; whereas this would decrease to some €50 billion for a minimum rate of 15 %3a; _________________ 3a https://www.taxobservatory.eu/wp- content/uploads/2021/07/TaxObservatory _Report_Tax_Deficit_July2021_Revised.p df
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. whereas the ECB predicted that a lack of action on climate change could reduce Europe’s GDP in the long-term by some 20pp; whereas such a reduction in growth rates would imply huge human cost and be detrimental to the long-term sustainability of public finances in the Euro zone4a; _________________ 4a https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/ ecb.climateriskfinancialstability202107~8 7822fae81.en.pdf
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the recovery and resilience plans adopted by the Member States will encompass their national agenda of reforms and investments designed in line with the EU policy objectives, centred on policy areas: green transition; digital transformation; smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; social and territorial cohesion; health, economic, social and institutional resilience; policies for the next generation, children and youth;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas the crisis resulted in increasing social, territorial, and economic and gender based inequalities;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas the Union and its Member States have committed to the Treaty-based fundamental values, the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda, the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and the Paris Climate Agreement;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
Id. whereas during the Porto Social Summit held on 7 and 8 May 2021, the EU’s leaders recognised the European Pillar of Social Rights as a fundamental element of the recovery and whereas in the Porto declaration they underlined their determination to continue deepening its implementation at EU and national level;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact will continue to be applied in 2022 and is expected to be deactivated as of 2023; expects however that the general escape clause will remain activated as long as the underlying justification of the activation exists in order to support the efforts of the Member States to recover from the pandemic crisis and strengthen their competitiveness, as well as economic and social resilience; notes, furthermore, that the decision to deactivate the general escape clause should be taken as an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key, social and employment situation based on quantitative and quantlitative criteriona; points out that country-specific situations will continuhave to be taken into account also after the deactivation of the general escape clause;
Amendment 120 #
5a. Is of the opinion that the review of the EU economic governance framework is necessary; agrees with the European Fiscal Board (EFB) on the importance of having a clear pathway towards a reviewed fiscal framework, preferably prior to the deactivation of the general escape clause;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that debt targets must properly reflect the new economic reality as well as country-specific challenges; notes the importance of establishing a sustainable pace of sovereign debt reduction, particularly for Covid-linked debt, thus preventing fiscal consolidation from harming economic performance and output;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that coordination of national fiscal policies remains crucial in underpinning the recovery; notes that the overall fiscal stance, taking into account national budgets and the RRF, should remain supportive in 2021 and 2022as long as necessary;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that fiscal policy should remain agile and adjust to the evolving situation as warranted, and that a premature withdrawal of fiscal support should be avoided; further highlights the expectation that economic activity will gradually normalise in the second half of 2021, depending on the further evolution of the pandemic, and agrees that Member States’ fiscal policies should become more differentiated in 2022, duly taking into account the state of the recovery, fiscal sustainability and the need to reduce economic, social and territorial divergences;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that fiscal responsibility can be achieved not only by imposing limits to spending, but also by increasing revenues for government; supports governments’ efforts to increase revenues through the closing of loopholes for tax avoidance and the increasing of capital-gains, wealth and corporate income taxes;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Supports cooperation by governments at both the EU and global level to put an end to the global race to the bottom in tax rates and increase their ability to levy taxes; shames the EU countries participating in the Inclusive Framework who have not yet signed on to the global minimum effective tax rate, Estonia, Ireland and Hungary, for undermining the ability of EU governments to raise sufficient revenues, thereby damaging the long-term fiscal sustainability of the EU; Reminds that Cyprus does not participate in the negotiations under the Inclusive Framework; Urges these four countries to support a minimum effective tax rate at the EU level;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights that national fiscal policies, together with Union policies, will play a crucial role in delivering the climate transition, thus fulfilling the EU's commitments and responsibilities in addressing climate change; underlines that social sustainability must be safeguarded during both the climate and digital transitions through public policies that create jobs, provide reskilling opportunities and establish adequate social protection; stresses, therefore, the importance of enabling climate and social investments, notably by creating a golden rule based on the exclusion of some clearly delineated expenditure from the fiscal rules;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that public revenues are essential to ensure the sustainability of Member States public finances; considers it therefore necessary to subject the level of taxes and duties in the Member States to greater European coordination to avoid tax competition and to ensure that necessary government spending, whether for consumption or investment, is financed by regular revenues, except if these sources of revenue are insufficient due to a crisis or if additional growth-generating expenditure is to be financed;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recalls in this context, that taxation is one of the key policies monitored through the European Semester towards fairer and more growth- friendly tax systems; calls on the Council and its Member States to implement the recommendations in terms of addressing national measures to fight aggressive tax planning, tax evasion and tax avoidance or ineffective anti-money laundering measures;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Invites the Commission to revamp the comprehensive economic policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to take the principles of NGEU as a basis for a modernisation of the common European fiscal architecture; invites the Commission therefore to consider the possibility of a permanent investment fund for the euro area and the non-euro area aligned to European priorities and with the aim to finance future-oriented investments, create European added value, to effectively tackle economic shocks and manage the economic cycle;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Worries that without a concerted effort to invest in the transition to a sustainable economy, European economies will suffer long-lasting damage, undermining any efforts to promote sustainable fiscal policies; strongly supports the incentivising of sustainable investments by sovereigns, including through the EU Green Bond Standard;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Is convinced that building a resilient economy calls for reinforcing the social dimension of European governance, aiming at providing adequate protection to all people as well as to promote efficient social and healthcare systems for everyone;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recognises the role that the Commission has allotted to the European Semester in the Recovery Plan and its importance for policy coordination at EU level; stresses, however, that the effectiveness and success of the alignment of Member States’ investment and reform programmes will depend on the review of the Semester and, according to the outcome, its adaptation as well as the increased ownership by the Member States of the implementation of the CSRs;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Reiterates the European Parliament’s call for strengthening its democratic role in the economic governance framework; calls therefore for an Interinstitutional Agreement on Sustainable European Economic Governance granting Parliament a right of consent on the policy recommendations presented in the Annual Sustainable Growth Survey, the Euro area fiscal stance and on the package of Country- specific Recommendations;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)
Paragraph 19 e (new)
19e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance the social dialogue;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20