4 Amendments of Wolf KLINZ related to 2008/2237(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for an increase in funding for innovation within the scope of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and for better access for SMEs to such funding to be ensured via the European Institute of Innovation and Technology; calls on the Commission, furthermore, significantly to reduce red tape within the 7th Framework Programme in order to ensure better access for SMEs;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Urges Member States to direct more regional funds to research and development and to include SMEs to a greater extent in the respective programmes;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Strongly opposes the planned introduction of a directive on reduced VAT rates for locally supplied services, as this would lead to distortion of competition and is likely to present challenges regarding the definition of the services concerned;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls the Commission communication entitled 'Tackling the corporation tax obstacles of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Internal Market - outlining a possible Home State Taxation pilot scheme' (COM(2005)0702); supports the idea of homestate taxation for SMEs and recommends that Member States make use of the pilot scheme;