3 Amendments of Zsolt László BECSEY related to 2007/0267(CNS)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Any changes in the present financial services VAT arrangement must be preceded by a clear-cut impact study carried out by the Commission including a cost-benefit analysis. That impact study should contain the estimated fall in revenue in each Member State’s budget, the possible rise in profit for the EU financial services industry and the size of the benefits likely to be passed on to customers in the shape of lower prices of banking products. If the result of the impact study is indecisive, no amendment to the current VAT arrangement is justifiable from the economic point of view.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2009 at the latesprovided that the Commission’s impact study clearly indicates that the common customers would benefit from the restructuring of the present VAT arrangement. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and correlation table between those provisions and Directive.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Any changes in the present financial services VAT arrangement must be preceded by a clear-cut impact study, including a cost-benefit analysis, carried out by the Commission by 31 December 2009. That impact study should contain the estimated fall in revenue in each Member State’s budget, the possible rise in profit for the EU financial services industry and the size of the benefits likely to be passed on to customers in the shape of lower prices of banking products. If the result of the impact study is indecisive, no amendment to the current VAT arrangement is justifiable from economic point of view.