8 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2017/2053(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the work of the High Level Group on Own Resources, and in particular the measures aimed at reducing the share of the GNI-based contribution, which iswas meant to be residual in nature; argues that this reduction should be compensated for by the use of genuine own resourcese use of genuine own resources could partially replace and thus reduce the GNI-based contribution;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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2. Considers that preference should be given to genuine European own resources, such as a tax basepossible air travel tax and on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and a contribution based on a definitive VAT systemr options, such as some of those suggested for consideration by the High-Level Group on Own Resources, thereby delivering a fairer system for European citizens with respect to the EU budget;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
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3. AdvocaNotes the establishment of a budgetary capacity for thCommission's Communication on new budgetary instruments for a stable Eeurozone that would perform functions of macroeconomic stabilisation and bring about economic and social convergence; considers, moreover, that this capacity should be financed through own resources specific to the euro area, such as a tax on financial tran area within the EU framework; stresses the need for fiscal discipline by Member States to provide the necessary breathing room to perform macroeconomic stabilisactions, a bank levy and a share of the ECB’s profit when encountering asymmetric economic shocks;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
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4. Considers that the EU should not be able to issue zero-risk debt assets in order to offset the volatility in own resources’ revenues;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
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5. Stresses, with a view to achieving common EUnion and Eeurozone area economic governance objectives, the need for adequate financial support, which should be financed by genuine own resources in order to ensure democratic legitimacysustainable public finances, growth- friendly structural reforms and stimulating and protecting investments;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. SupportsNotes Commission President Juncker's SotEU remarks with regards to the creation of a dedicated budget line to support the adoption of the euro by Member States not yet part of the euro area, but calls for it to be made separate from the Eurozone’s budgetary capacity; considers that the budgetary capacity of the Eurozone should be excluded from ceiling calculations for commitments and payments under the multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
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7. Supports the proposal to create the post, within the CommissNotes the Commission's Communication, ofn a European Finance Minister, who would be tasked with managing the budgetary capacity and ensuring full democratic accountabilityminister of Economy and Finance; stresses the need for better enforcement of the Union's economic governance framework; notes the Parliament's report ofn the EU’s economic governance role in the framework of international financial, monetary and regulatory institutions and bodies (2015/2060(INI));
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
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8. Considers that the CouncilParliament's role in the decision on own resources should be taken in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.strengthened;